Rich Eisen

I had doors slammed in my face; I had a lot of news directors who wouldn't give me the time of day. Some told me I wouldn't have a future in the business.

In broadcasting, you're pretty much married to your job.

It's my job to take the fans sitting at home on their couch and put them in my shoes.

I might have been one of the first 'SportsCenter' anchors that complained that I wrote this great lead-in setting up a highlight, and that as I'm doing it, on camera, the final score is scrolling underneath my head.

The days of a tennis champion as a gender rights leader are over.

The days of the heavyweight champion as civil rights leader are long gone. You think you'd see Ali rolling around on the floor of an ESPN Zone? I don't think so.

The Draft is about the re-generation of hope and excitement for teams. Every pick your team makes could be the next Tom Brady. He could be the guy who turns around the fortune of the franchise.

Nothing is better than getting sick kids better.

Someone who's honest about their golf game, I think, is a person who's right in the world.

I try to put myself in the position of the fan and the fan in my position. So to be somebody in the stands and be just like everyone else as opposed to having a press pass around my neck is pretty fun.

There are hundreds of millions of people on dating apps every day, but apparently, no such apps cater solely to sports fans.

I just love hanging out with good company on a great, fun golf course.