A creative writer must study carefully the work of his rivals, including the Almighty.
I dismiss the religious out of hand.
Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the LORD'S right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory.
If you count the pages as you read a book, it could call reading a sport.
Writing exercises the mind.
He was talking about racism inherent in the sports, apparently.