TY - JOUR T1 - <em>BJSM</em> leadership: honouring a legacy and a look to the future JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 1 LP - 2 DO - 10.1136/bjsports-2020-103649 VL - 55 IS - 1 AU - Jonathan A Drezner Y1 - 2021/01/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/55/1/1.abstract N2 - BJSM is more than a scientific journal. It is the international home for sports and exercise medicine (SEM) research, education, and scholarship, and strives to support and serve the broad SEM community. The BJSM community embodies SEM clinicians and researchers around the globe who are dedicated to improving patient care, advancing the scientific foundation of our discipline and open to constructive dialogue and exchange. The journal and its multimedia platform have emerged as the premier home for presenting and disseminating the best in SEM research. As the BJSM ‘family’ continues to grow, so does our opportunity and responsibility to impact the patients under our care and the communities in which we live.It is my great honour and humble privilege to become the next Editor-in-Chief of this prestigious journal and an ambassador for this respected community. Of course, our success sits on the broad shoulders of the leaders that have come before. It is thus with massive appreciation and gratitude we must thank Professor Karim Khan (BJSM Editor-in-Chief, 2008–2020) whose dedication and vision have both elevated the journal and reshaped how we engage in new science and discovery.For so many of us, Karim has been both a mentor and a friend. From the first time we met (2001), I was taken by his genuine interest to understand who I was and what my interests were. As we sat for dinner on the streets of … ER -