Tag: Scott Van Pelt

"The product better be for the fan. Everything I do has to count no matter what it is. I look at any second on the air trying to meet and exceed the bar that's been set. That's what makes it fun."

"My wife and my kids will forever be the priority. I’ll literally walk away from anything if I felt it was a detriment to them and my family. I got the greatest job because I don’t get flack from my bosses knowing what’s most important to me."

"This will be 11 years. You know what that means? That means we're on the back nine now. Are we gonna bank a 41 in our last of these nines? Now, that means that we still got 11 more. There's no chance."

"You’re following that ball through the air and the ball is coming from a place you can't see. You're trying to find it, and in that instance they didn't. That's an awfully difficult time to have that happen."

"The answer is, No, we're not moving. We're not going to change where we are for the time being."

"Mike was able to finish telling this remarkable story in a way I truly believe only he could, elevating this craft to its pinnacle."

"This gives you an idea of how the industry collectively views the best of the best on sports television."

"I know that the players, the coaches and the leagues, all appreciate what we do and how we do it. I know that for a fact, because I've heard from them, and so I don't want to abandon that, and I wouldn't."

"It ain't that serious. No one's solving the issues of the world. We're not feeding the hungry, we're not healing the sick, we're not curing disease. We're talking about a football game."

"ESPN and YouTube TV are both missing on the messaging, and poorly at that"