“There are some times when sports rises to the level of news and when sports broadcasters acquit themselves as well as the best news broadcasters do, they aren't there to dramatize. They're there as journalists.” WellsSportsLevelsNewsJournalistBroadcasters Author:Bob Costas
“I can't do anything about how people who are all but completely unaware of my actual motivations and my actual thought process and my actual worldview, how they characterize me. There's not much I can do about it, except never say another word other than 'there's a ground ball to shortstop.' And I don't think that's going to happen.” PeopleThinkingI CanHappensMotivationProcessCan DoBallsWorldviewThought ProcessShortstops Author:Bob Costas
“Read. You don't have to read me. But just read. Read the best people. Everybody's trying to do the same thing, which is keep you turning pages. Everyone does it a different way. But we all want you to understand [our books].” PeopleWayWantTryingDoeBookDifferentPagesDifferent Ways Author:Mike Lupica
“As a kid growing up, I was so in sync as a fan that that served me well through the years. I can feel the game. And I try to match where the game is with my inflection, with my - the tonal quality, with getting excited.” FeelsTryingYearsWellsI CanKidsGamesQualityGrowing UpGrowingFansExcitedThrough The YearsKids Growing UpSync Author:Al Michaels
“You have to be simultaneously well-prepared and spontaneous. You don't really know for sure what percentage of the preparation you are going to use, and you don't know exactly where it will apply. So you have to be prepared, but not locked into that preparation.” KnowsWellsUsePreparedPreparationLockedBe PreparedSpontaneousPercentages Author:Bob Costas
“If you said, 'What is the most important aspect of winning football games?' I don't think I could give you an answer to that question.” IfsThinkingGivingSaidImportantGamesWinningAnswersFootballAspectFootball GameWinning Football Author:Cris Collinsworth
“I think all women want to get out of our own little bubble and challenge a man's world. And I love challenges. I love that this isn't going to be easy. Being the first is going to be hard. I just want to keep pushing and progressing.” ThinkingWorldEasyChallengesProgressBubblesWomen Want Author:Jessica Mendoza
“There's only one ball game for any writer, and it's to keep you turning the pages. That's the whole ball game. That's what I have to do.” WholeGamesPagesBallsBall Games Author:Mike Lupica
“All my life I've worked and I was so lucky to go from a radio station in Washington to the Dodgers and of course, it never stopped. For me to suddenly put the key in the ignition and turn the engine off, it's kind of a frightening thought. I put the key in and left it there, God willing, for another year.” YearsKindTurnsCoursesLeftWillingKeysLuckyRadioGods WillStationsEnginesFrighteningSo LuckyRadio StationsDodgersAnother Year Author:Vin Scully
“You always have to go for bigger and better things.” BiggerBigger And BetterBigger And Better Things Author:Beth Mowins
