For years, I stored my sweaters in the oven.

I don't know if everybody is ready to hear a woman tell them so-and-so is going to run off left tackle. But you know what? They're going to hear it.

I went to the top of the Cotton Bowl by myself, sat down and cried.

Guys do not have a genetic blueprint that allows them to understand or love sports.

My schedule has slowed a little. I've cut back on some of my assignments. But I still have the enthusiasm for the sports world that I had 38 years ago.

The three most important things for a sportscaster are knowledge of the game, a passion for sports and the profession, and the stamina to struggle.

What kept me going through all the years? More than anything, the love of and respect for competition. That's what it comes down to for me. That's why I do this.

That I've lasted is one of my greatest accomplishments. Maybe my greatest.

We are all human, and our senses are quicker to prompt us than our reason. Every man gives off a scent, and that scent tells you how to act before your head does.

Everybody knows about Pearl Harbor. The thing that really fascinated me is that through this tragedy there was this amazing American heroism.

Encouragement is awesome. It (can) actually change the course of another person's day, week, or life.

Those who had alleged that a million civilians were dying from sanctions were willing, nay eager, to keep those same murderous sanctions if it meant preserving Saddam!

Danger arouses interest. Where death is involved, the vilest criminal invariably stirs a little compassion.

With every physical pain, my moral fibre unravels a little.

Women think black is the most flattering color, but they're wrong. Pink adds a cosmetic-like radiance and warmth. Black drains the skin of color; pink delights the eye.

When we went in the late 1990s, Nigeria was still in a dictatorship. So we didn't go with a mission. It started really with a sort of blankness and open-endedness.

The key to getting work done on time is to stop wearing a watch.

It's pretty much rock-'n'-roll. I sit down and start feeling stuff and writing.