When I became a presenter, Bob Wilson was the only other ex-sportsman doing it.
I really like ESPN. They do a great job.
I think sports media really do need to think about the world in more humble terms. Not everything is the game of the century, and not everything is life or death.
I never in my wildest imagination dreamed that I would somehow become a sports commentator.
As a coach, one thing that used to frustrate me was one player would make a bad decision, and that's all you would read about in the papers all over the country. We have so many athletes do so many wonderful things for other people, and you never read about it.
I play basketball. I can't control the media, the way I play. I can't control all of it.
Over the years, I've enjoyed working for WFAN and MSG - two sports giants in the industry. There couldn't be a better fit due to the long-standing history both entities have had with NY sports.
I think I'm more traditional in how I do media. I want my brand to be about football.
Presenting football is something that I love to do. I'm very fortunate being able to do one of the BBC's flagship shows.
Some of the most racist things that I've ever heard come out of people that are on the air at ESPN. There are some of the biggest racists in sports commentating, and you take it for what it is.
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 don't say MMA fans are racist at all. What I said is that fans are opinionated, especially because we're the only professional sport to give them that access.
Larry Bird is overrated in a lot of areas. ... Why does he get so much publicity? Because he's white. You never hear about a black player being the greatest.
The NFL is part of the pop culture landscape, so sports fans don't bat an eye when you stop in the middle of a piece to talk about a new movie.
The media talks a lot. The media, they don't know. They are not in the team, they are not training with me, they are not playing with me, but they are talking a lot about me in Europe.
Professional sports play a very important part in American life and a very important part in the American imagination. Anybody who goes to the movies these days sees just what an important part of the American mind sports comprise. If they are so important and have such a hold on the minds and imaginations of children, then this ought to be a focal point of our efforts.
NBA games are exciting to watch and have global appeal. They are very popular in China. I do watch NBA games on television when I have time.
I have such respect for the guys at ESPN.
The dream for me was always the Masters and after my freshman season on the Houston golf team I knew CBS was the only way I'd get there.
Most sportswriters don't know their ass from a hole in the ground.
ESPN has so many characters, it's like 'The Simpsons.'
You always think as an organization, obviously if you're in sports, you want to be with ESPN. ESPN is it. But you don't really realize how good ESPN is and how big their platform really is until you're in it.
We're extremely excited about the assets that Yahoo has in the areas of Sports and Finance and Email and News. You match those up with AOL, and we've just made an exponential leap in capabilities here.
When I first started playing cricket for England, there was hardly any coverage.
Television is making sports universal; for the same reason, big-time soccer is growing more popular in the United States.
