Lisa Guerrero Quotes

Theres that initial reticence for some athletes to take you seriously.

I grew up watching Monday Night Football with Howard Cosell and the other guys with my dad.

We're starting to push the envelope in terms of the expectations, and you can also have your own style, personality and sense of humor, because now we're allowed to.

So my dad raised me, and he's a huge football fan.

I know I'll be under a spotlight, I know I'll be under the microscope.

When I found out I got this job, I cried, of course - I'm a girly-girl - and then I called my dad, and he cried, too. On so many levels, this is a thrill for me.

In terms of broadcasting, you have to make decisions about where you want to spend your time.

I'm comfortable with my femininity, and I don't try to change what I look like just because I'm reporting on football at the end of the night.

When I'm anchoring, I miss chasing stories in the field.

You just have to hope that they'll grant you an interview.

Constantly there's a credibility issue; you're judged on how you look. If you look good, people assume you aren't credible. It's a battle you'll always fight if you're on TV and a female.

I'm not going to relate to an athlete as a peer.

I want to know about what makes an athlete tick.

I love color and I love to dress like a woman.

My mom died when I was 8.

You mean the fact that Tom Arnold would spend more time with the hair and makeup people than I would?

I'm proud of being Hispanic.

So I plan to prepare thoroughly and have several outfits waiting in the wings in case of inclement weather.

In the morning, I reach for the sports page.

I'm looking forward to talking to Bill Parcells, too, and to seeing how that marriage with Jerry Jones goes.

And that Michael Irvin would care more about his wardrobe than I would?

I've always been the only girl in those environments. It's comfortable for me - I prefer it, actually.

No, one of the great things about my three-year deal is that it's year-round. They've offered me an opportunity to cover a lot of things in the offseason, too.

I was so afraid that the athletes wouldn't talk to me because I'm a woman.

Being attractive and being credible can and do go together.

And I'm proud of what I do as a professional, too.

On my morning run, I listen to sports talk radio.

I'm proud of what I look like. I'm proud that I look like my mom.

I've always been around dudes and sports.