I told them that I cannot lie when a writer asks me what’s my feeling not doing the game. I said I have to be honest. And my honest reply to you is, obviously, I’m a loyal team player. I will go where my bosses tell me to go. Dick Vitale Read Quote
I don’t like the sleaziness, the corruption. I don’t like the fraud that college basketball has become. Dick Vitale Read Quote
The biggest thing in my life – the biggest – is raising dollars to help kids battle cancer. Dick Vitale Read Quote
One of my biggest gifts ever, my mother made a Yankee uniform for me as a little boy, and I wore it to bed dreaming I could pitch in the major leagues and then be a Yankee. Dick Vitale Read Quote
March Madness is an incredible three weeks. I firmly believe it’s the greatest three weeks in sports. You have the Super Bowl; you have the World Series. Dick Vitale Read Quote
I have a problem with honoring mediocrity in so many cases over teams that have great years. Dick Vitale Read Quote
I’m a basketball guy. No sitcom guy. I don’t care about all that jazz. I care about basketball. It’s not me. And I stayed with what I did, and I’m very proud that I did that because I make a great living and I’m lucky and I get to be involved with the thing I truly love, and that’s the game of basketball. Dick Vitale Read Quote
TV critics came after me for overhyping LeBron. A lot of people don’t know this, but I didn’t want to do the game. I told ESPN, ‘We’re making this kid into something special.’ I always follow orders, whatever my people want me to do. Dick Vitale Read Quote
