Craig Sager Quotes

I've been lucky to broadcast some great events and to broadcast the exploits of some great players.

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'd had colleagues tell me, 'You should be calling games.' But to actually have a producer call me and say, 'We want you in the booth,' I was like, What?

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

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

Broadcasting was something, I don't want to say it came easy, but it's something I'm comfortable doing.

My wife thinks she's better than me at puzzles. I haven't given in on that one yet.

Competition can be the most nerve-racking experience. Some people just thrive on it.

It's obviously nerve-wracking, because I don't know the ropes really, William is obviously used to it, but I'm willing to learn quickly and work hard.

People like Bryant Gumbel and Bob Costas are terrific broadcasters because they get challenged every day.

Now, honestly, every movie set that I go on, I walk onto set with the confidence that there is nothing that they can throw at me that's gonna surprise me.

Now, honestly, every movie set that I go on, I walk onto set with the confidence that there is nothing that they can throw at me that's gonna surprise me.

I feel like a pro now. Before I fought Holmes, I felt like a rookie.

It's always good to play with big players, you know.

Age is not really the biggest factor, whichever end of the scale you are at. It's how you perform, how you respond to the challenge of having good players around you competing for your place.

I know how to do the other stuff - the 'Access' stuff and go be goofy and all that. That I can do. For me to sit on a desk, when I know on the other network is Bob Costas and Dan Patrick is a change.

You get better as the rounds go on.

The more I get better, the opposition has to get better.

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

Guys want to make a name for themselves, they look at my age and think they will run over me. It's not like that, though. I'm tougher than that.

People don't realize what a hard job commentary is. It is so hard and one of the hardest jobs in the industry. I would never say never to anything, but I would need a lot of reps to be good at that job.

All I've got to say is I'm in the top 15, I'm not taking any backwards steps.

I'm no different than anyone. If you get more games, you're in the rhythm; that gives you confidence.

My agent called me and said, they watched you do Chopped Champions and they thought you'd be good for this competition. What do you think? And I said, well, what do you think? He said he thought it would be great and I said let's do it. When you decide to do this, you don't really think that you're going to win it. I thought it would be fun, good to test my mettle; games are fun like that. Why not? I'll try it.

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