On-Air Presence Quotes

With commentating, I've had a chance to show the humorous side of my personality that I didn't use on the court. It's fun, and I don't take myself too seriously. I have good broadcast teams with me, but I'm not a huge stats guy. I think they post the numbers too quickly, and I'd rather let the match play out a bit first.

It's actually harder than it looks to be a good pundit on the air. You've got to have stuff to say.

This is exactly what I thought - that I didn't have enough hair. Peter Jennings. Tom Brokaw. Dan Rather. Beautiful locks, beautiful heads of hair.

I got some experience appearing as a guest on several news channels, and I thought over the years I would be able to mix practicing law and writing with providing analysis on TV. I didn't know that would lead to a full-time opportunity that would take me away from my law practice. When MSNBC made me an offer to join, I jumped at it.

People get to know you better on the small screen, be it while judging or hosting a show.

When you see me on the air, I always have jackets on. I like to think I have a flair and a style but I'm always in a business look.

Some players don't like to speak to the media or prefer to talk on live television so people can hear for themselves what is said, in real time.

I felt a mandate to go on TV.

I got more mail than anybody on the history of The Today Show, but half of it was to get me off the air.

At the BBC we've had plenty of women in good management jobs. It comes and goes but there's been plenty. On air, I think there's quite a bit more we can do.

They don't tell you how to be on TV - they put the camera on you, and they turn it on, and you sink or swim.

As a professional broadcaster, I can tell you that over the course of my career, there is an adage: don't ever apologize.

For one of my first TV jobs, I was required to cut my hair, dress a certain way, and wear a certain amount of makeup. I was even told to have my hair cut based on a picture in a magazine. I realized that until I complied, I wasn't going to get any airtime.

An announcer is only as good as yesterday's performance.