Ariel Helwani Quotes

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

I really enjoyed working with Michael Cole. I think he's a great play-by-play guy.

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

Radio is the art form of sports casting. If you're any good, you can do a great job on radio.

I regard sports first and foremost as entertainment, so dry documentary narration is not for me.

Chick Hearn was my favorite broadcaster ever - he's the one who taught me to think basketball, how to love basketball.

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.

You don't realize how easy this game is until you get up in that broadcasting booth.

I wanted to be Red Barber, Mel Allen or Howard Cosell. I loved their personalities and all of their sounds.

I think Bob Costas is terrific. He's so knowledgeable. He can talk about any subject, not just sports.

When I'm sitting around watching a game with some friends, and we're all excited, and Jordan is driving in, we might say, 'Come on Mike, break me off a little somethin'-somethin'.' I decided to take that and translate it into what I do on 'SportsCenter.' Just add statistics.

I would never be one to critique the announcers when I watched games. I try to watch the play and listen to the broadcasters and what they are pointing out. I was never one to say this one was good or bad.

I want to be the Howard Cosell of MMA.

Mike Goldberg and Mauro Ranallo are two of the best in our business, and I couldn't be happier about them joining the Bellator family.

Sport on TV is so boring.

If someone from 'Arsenal Fan TV' says this guy needs to do this or that I'm not going to listen to him. They're entitled to their opinion and the way they want to do it. If people find it funny, then go watch it.

The voice of Vin Scully has become the song of summer for generations of Los Angeles baseball fans and aficionados of excellence in sports broadcasting.

I love travelling to the games and doing them pitchside with Gabby Logan.

There's broadcasters that make me enjoy what I'm seeing because of their energy and how they explain what's happening and paint that picture.

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.

My dad did call a lot of football, and in my opinion, he was the best football announcer on radio ever.

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

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

My dad talked a good game. [I'm as a] child got only the World Series on the radio.

The camera is really the play-by-play person.