If one eats to live, the enjoyment of cooking may be somewhat muted. But if one lives to eat, as I do, it’s a happy, well-traveled road that ceases to end. I’ve been cooking dinners for 60-plus years — for myself, my family, my extended ski family in Vermont, and for my...
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Quit? Don’t Know the Meaning of the Word!
Over a year ago, I started to huff and puff, experiencing shortness of breath with little exertion. I thought I was just out of shape. It persisted, so I went to my primary care doctor. He sent me to the best specialists in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. I was given...
A “Marty” Year in Pictures – At 88
Picture a normal day in the life of a typical 88-year-old man.. Whatever you're thinking, that's not how Marty Devlin operates. You'll likely find him chopping wood and stacking heavy logs, moving cement, cooking (widely known for his Christmas oyster stew), and golfing. He uses a chain saw and teaches...
A Velodrome, Longhorns, Diving Horses: Which Relates to Marty?
In writing his memoir, and through Mary Ellen’s research, Marty has reconnected with people from the many parts of his life. John Goodwin is one of them. While Marty directed the intramural program at Rider College, John played basketball under Dick Harter and John Carpenter, for whom he later worked...
A US Open for the Ages
As those who know me will attest, I've never been known to not have an opinion. I was recently asked about my take on the US Open women's final, and that got me philosophizing about the two teenage women who ran right through the draw, knocking out some big names...
The Bluebird of Happiness
– So be like I, hold your head up high 'til you find the bluebird of happiness.A song can match a mood and it can create one.Let’s go back in a time machine….to the 1980s. Marty Devlin was driving around the country in his Prince van, putting on...
Flooded with Resilience
Those of you outside of New Jersey must have heard from friends, family, or the news about the widespread flooding Hurricane Ida brought to the Garden State in early September. Those of you in New Jersey? Well, you likely experienced Ida’s gifts first hand.If you know Marty, you likely have...
A Reading Recommendation from Marty
Marty loves stumbling on other writings that support the principles and beliefs that he is so passionate about. This passage, “17 Inches” is an example and it was written 25 years ago and is still relevant. “17 INCHES" – written by Chris Sperry, Baseball ConsultantYou will not regret reading this -...
Talking Tennis With Marty
If you're looking to talk tennis with Marty, a simple conversation on how to teach it, how to play it, and even his principles of life as they pertain to the game gets him fired up and anxious to share his views. You always come away learning something and marveling...
Marty Takes to the Air (book excerpt)
Trains, planes, and automobiles, and buses. Marty traveled a lot as baseball player and manager with the Dodgers’ organization and putting on tennis clinics and selling the ball machine for Prince. Here’s an excerpt from his upcoming book on an early adventure he had in the air. The Dodgers had...