Thomas Kail Quotes

I never in my wildest imagination dreamed that I would somehow become a sports commentator.

I had fun pretending to be a sportscaster. People always think that was a down thing for me. I had the best job in sports broadcasting for two years.

I always wanted to be a sports broadcaster.

I was just overcome with the idea that one day I wanted to be one of those voices at the Masters and work for CBS and cover the NFL.

One of my first heroes was Jim Robson, the hall-of-fame broadcaster with the Canucks and Hockey Night in Canada, and Jim Ross with the WWE and Howard Cosell was a big influence on me.

As much as I enjoy TV, I've always loved radio. And I love doing the NFL games, the Monday night games, on radio. Because you are the game. I really enjoyed calling basketball and hockey on the radio, but the presentation is more specific - you're talking all the time.

A lot of people don't realize that I started my career in sports and was a sports reporter long before I was on television. I used to be an NBA reporter and an NHL reporter.

I love sports. So if I was like a sports anchor or something like that. I would love to do that.

Dick Enberg is still around and still being as good as he ever was.

One of the best ones out there was a guy named Howard Cosell. He was the best.

I thought I would be a sports announcer. All I was was a curious kid who wanted to be on the radio.

I wanted to be a sports broadcaster like Stephen A. Smith.

Stuart Scott was a hero.

I get to talk about sports on television for a living.

I didn't want to just be an analyst for women's basketball and volleyball. I didn't just want to be a sideline reporter. I didn't just want to be a host. I wanted to be someone that my producers or coordinating producers could call on me for any event, any subject matter or any role.

I want to be the black Dick Vitale.

Something like Stephen A. Smith - I love what he does. I'd love to do something like that.

When I became a presenter, Bob Wilson was the only other ex-sportsman doing it.

People are tuning in for one reason and one reason only: to find out what's happened. That's what took me a very long time at 'SportsCenter' to figure out.

I love Augusta. I get to cover what I consider to be the best golf tournament of the year, and I really would like to think that one day - God willing, CBS willing - I'd be able to say that I worked 50 Masters.

My favorite commentator, NBA-wise, is probably Doris Burke.

I was broadcasting Cardinal baseball in the major leagues at the age of 21, and that only happened because my last name was Buck.

One of my main goals is to become a sports broadcaster. That is the ultimate for me.

My involvement with the USFL began in the broadcast booth before I ever coached a game in the league.

But maybe someday I'll be reporting on the sidelines instead of dancing on the sidelines.