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

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.

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

For years, I stored my sweaters in the oven.

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.

Son, it is bad for a man to be condemned by his children, more so by the sons he cherishes.

I'm convinced normal people miss the majority of God's blessings because they're too busy to notice them.

We have to put in our time every day to try and achieve and learn so that we can develop our talents and each of you, thank goodness, have special talents; each of you are special persons.

In terms of jumping into a characters skin, I try to immerse myself in the role as much as possible to bring me closer to them. All I do is whats required to achieve what I want to achieve.

The reality is sobering: in the United States one in three girls will become pregnant before age 20, totaling more than 750,000 girls per year.

The absence of a bass player always makes things go faster and hit harder in the high-end range.

Regrettably, it has become clear that torture of detainees in United States custody is not limited to Abu Ghraib or even Iraq. Since Abu Ghraib, there have been increasing reports of torture.

If you haven't cried, your eyes can't be beautiful.

Writing about something specific, in my mind, was overwhelming, so I wrote about art because I love art and I know I can say a couple of funny things about art.

Turkeys, quails, and small birds, are here to be seen; but birds are not numerous in desart forests; they draw near to the habitations of men, as I have constantly observed in all my travels.