Tag: Stephen A. Smith

"PTI has always chosen to be different from everything else on ESPN, dating back to the moment it first hit the airwaves. It has continued to resist changing its core formula despite trends within the industry and within the network itself. So, why change now?"

"Because you don't like the coverage that you're receiving, you're going to try and ban people from covering you? You can't go for that as a member of the media. You can't go for that."

"Exact dates in which Smith appears on Monday Night Countdown are unknown."

"In my perfect world, I'm getting you back. You know, I ain't gonna stop. I ain't gonna rest. I'm gonna keep trying to get you back. You know how I roll, and I'm gonna keep that going."

"I look down on politics, truly. I look down on what happens to people when they go to Washington, D.C."

"This isn’t about recreating 2012. That version of First Take already happened. It’s about recognizing what can still work in 2026."

"I am personally highly entertained by getting to sit across from you."

"I trusted him. He believed in me tirelessly. He put me front and center with everything. I've never had an executive believe in me as much as he did."

Perhaps they don't see it as the platform he believes it to be. Perhaps they've weighed the risk of a combative format against the reward and decided to pass. Either way, his monologue invites a question he didn't ask himself: what does his guest list actually say about him?

"Ladies and gentlemen ... I really don’t have time for hatred in my heart. I certainly don’t hate any of these women. I’ve got nothing but love for them."