That is the motto Matt Nicholls lives by.

The newest addition to The Armidale Express team, you’ll struggle to find a sport that Matt doesn’t enjoy.

Cricket, soccer, rugby, football, tennis, golf, horse racing, netball, hockey, rugby league, lawn bowls ... you name it, Matt loves it.

He’s even tried his hand at all of them over the years, some with more success than others.

Despite his eagerness to try all things new, our incoming sports editor admits a lack of natural talent ruined his dreams of representing Australia on the sporting stage.

“I’m an enthusiastic trier,” he said.

“I wasn’t blessed with a lot of sporting ability but that hasn’t stopped me getting out there and having a go.”

There have been highlights, though.

“I kicked five goals in a game one day for my local footy club’s reserves side.

“That’s Australian Rules football ... the ‘real’ football.”

Born and bred in central Victoria, Matt was brainwashed on the aerial ping-pong game they play down south as child.

“It’s just what we do down there. There wasn’t soccer or rugby league to play,” he said.

“In summer, it was all cricket or tennis.”

Upon graduating from secondary school, he immediately took up journalism, starting as a cadet at his local weekly newspaper.

After 12 months he moved on to another regional newspaper, spending more than two years there as the sports editor.

“I figured if I wasn’t any good at sport at least I could be involved by reporting on it,” he said.

After completing his cadetship, a further challenge called.

“I wanted to test myself and work at a paper where I didn’t know anyone and I had to start from scratch.”

“I’m not a big fan of the city so I went looking for a regional daily paper.”

After a month of searching, a position at a daily in Mount Isa, Queensland, presented.

There Matt spent 14 months as the sports editor, braving scorching temperatures in the small city widely regarded as the capital of the Outback.

“It was a good experience up there,” he said.