“Black people dominate sports in the United States. 20% of the population and 90% of the final four.”

“I don't think there's anything that is a greater area of discrimination against women today than the fact that nowhere in the world is there a female role model in team sports that more than half of a general audience would recognize.”

“My tastes in all things lean towards the arty and boring. I like sports documentaries about Scrabble players, bands that play quiet, unassuming music, and TV shows that win awards. In that way, I am an elitist snob.”

“Well, I'm not a big sports fan.”

“Monday Night Football started in 1970, and when it started, it was something extremely special because sports had not been aired in prime time. So, it was a novelty, and a lot of people thought it wouldn't work, and, of course, it worked spectacularly well.”

“Sports is the toy department of human life.”

“Everyone I know who is successful has issues with their father, regardless of whether it was sports or business or entertainment.”

“That's what Major League Baseball's steroid scandal was all about, the hidden harm in competitive sports that sends the wrong message to the young.”

“I never thought I'd make the pages of 'Sports Illustrated,' because I've always been skinny.”