Stan Van Gundy Quotes

The sport needs a personality, not a fighter. We've got plenty of great fighters in the sport, but no personalities. No one is standing for anything. The last personality we had was Mike Tyson. He stood for something. It wasn't much, but he stood for something.

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

I did the 1972 Sapporo Games, and I was also the Reds announcer and was folded into the NBC coverage for the 1972 World Series. I also did the 1979 World Series for ABC.

Cricket has become more popular, not me... When the game grows, those who've played it also 'grow.'

We saw very little of the real Jack Buck behind the microphone. He would touch people in ways that we will never know. Jack was much more than just an announcer.

The game is the ultimate significance to me because it is so important to a lot of people. It has left a mark on our culture to be voted as one of the best to ever play.

In college, I probably lost a total of about 11 games, and then I came to the Celtics and in my first three weeks we went on a nine-game losing streak.

Isn't it amazing how celebrity status preempts even the most ingrained hatreds?

Competing in both track and field and basketball for the Bruins I have a lot of great memories to choose from. But my all-time favorite moment in collegiate sports has to be in 1982 when we won UCLA's first NCAA title in track.

Michael Jordan brings millions of dollars when he shows up in an arena. Since money is how we judge people, he's very valuable.

This is Red Barber speaking. Let me say hello to you all.

In Taiwan, I'd be like Michael Jordan walking down the street.

You can't explain much in 60 seconds, but when you show Michael Jordan, you don't have to. It's that simple.

To be in 'Vogue' has to mean something. It's an endorsement. It's a validation.

I put the cult in culture.

I think it's a huge compliment from the younger guys understanding what I did for the game and wanting to represent me by wearing my shoes.

My friends, they all say that I'm turning Hollywood. Big-time. And I want to be that. I want to be a guy who's bigger than what they say. You look at Kobe. Michael Jordan. Somebody like Michael Jackson. Those guys are bigger than life. I strive to be that.

I find it difficult to imagine Juventus and Italy without Buffon. He is an incredible personality and has had an exceptional career.

It's Charles Barkley. He's a personality. I don't count him as a journalist.

It's pretty cool I'm known for FIFA. If you think of KSI, people instantly think, 'Ah, that FIFA YouTuber.' I didn't think I would be up there as the ambassador of FIFA on YouTube, but I'll take it.

I'm not saying I'm anywhere near the David Beckham league, but because I played well and Moliwood and probably the hair and everything, I did start to get recognized more and more.

The one thing you can't ever forget - the playing field is the property of the players and the coaches. It is not to be used by some fat-butted announcer trying to make a name for himself.

If I didn't love the game, why would I play at the University of Kentucky? Why would I ever come here? It's a serious program.

My goal was always to be part of pop culture and relevant to young people, to interact with the people they hold in high esteem.

Unfortunately, celebrity is a powerful thing. It can influence people, but if it can influence people in a good way, then that's a great thing.