105 Quotes by Doris Burke

The first time I did a men's game, it was strictly because of an emergency. I went down with no preparation, but I was a fan and knew the teams. And I knocked them dead, so the next year, I had a package of men's games.

When my son was born, I was still playing in a summer league in Rhode Island.

My dad was a construction worker. I was the youngest of eight kids. There were not a lot of extra resources around.

There's not an athlete in the world who doesn't deal with the same issues you and I have: frustrations with our family, dealing with tragedy or loss, or happiness and a child's birth.

I was, at times, painfully shy as a kid and all the way through college.

The older I've gotten, the more I have paid attention to disparities, or what I consider to be different treatment.

I knew unequivocally I wanted children and that I wanted for at least a certain stretch of time to be a stay-at-home mom.

Every telecast, I still have butterflies and a little bit of nerves. But I think the nerves help. It elevates my attentiveness.

We still have a long way to go. Because the reality is that I'm 52-years-old. And how many 55 to 60-year-old women do you see in sports broadcasting? How many? I see a lot of 60-year-old men broadcasting. The physical appearance and natural aging of all the men doing this job don't matter.