For over a decade, ESPN and Grantland majordomo Bill Simmons has written millions of words about sports, pop culture and all manner of combinations thereof. Being that prolific, it's only natural that he'll have some recurring writerly tricks and motifs, a handful of which we've catalogued here in honor of our new profile on the writer. By Jeremy Gordon

See Also:
• Bill Simmons' Big Score
• Bill Simmons' Best Columns