Dick Vitale is an American basketball sportscaster and former head coach in the college and professional ranks. He is best known as a college basketball broadcaster for ESPN. Here is a look at some of the best Dick Vitale sayings ever recorded.
“A loser is someone who makes excuses and alibis and blames everyone else for their losses and failures.”
“A winner is someone who can look in the mirror at the end of the day and say in pursuit of my goal and dreams I gave my best.”
“An All-American is an ordinary person with an extraordinary desire to excel. You don’t get to the top of the mountain by just dreaming. It’s nice to dream.”
“Coaching to me is the ultimate high, especially when you have a game plan and you see that game plan executed to perfection.”
“Glue guys aren’t superstars. They’re not the No. 1 option. They just do things only coaches really appreciate. The stars get the headlines, but glue guys help you get in the winner’s circle.”
“Gowdy had a love affair with the microphone and the fans had a love affair with him.”
“I have my Master’s Degree but I learned more at my dinner table than any class I ever took.”
“I learned from my mom and dad, who didn’t have a formal education but had doctorates of love. They told me that if you gave 110 percent all the time, a lot of beautiful things will happen.”
“I’m living the American dream.”
“It is time for everyone to sit down -the NCAA, the NBA, the players union and the coaching fraternity-and come up with suitable solutions to these problems.”
“It was an incredible effort by the Irish down in Tallahassee. Jameis Winston was too tough in the second half; congrats to the Seminoles.”
“It’s the greatest achievement I’ve ever witnessed in all my years of being a coach and a television personality. I really, absolutely have been blown away.”
“John Wooden has been a vital force in the lives of many with his inspirational messages.”
“Life has good and bad times. And to get through them you have to battle. Life is not all smooth. I’ve had my bumps and bruises, like anybody, but I’ve always tried to look at life like a glass that’s half full.”
“Life is simple. Make good decisions and good things happen. Make bad decisions and bad things happen.”
“Looking back, I remember telling my daughters that we didn’t have money, pizzazz and a lot of the things we have today, but we had so much love and we lived like millionaires.”
“My childhood was epitomized by my parents who were uneducated but had a doctorate in love. My dad pressed coats and through my mom and dad I learned about love, family and respecting people.”
“My parents were my heroes and my role models. So I thought long and hard over decisions that I would make because I never wanted to disappoint them and break their hearts.”
“My perfect day is to wake up with all kinds of energy and enthusiasm for the day, have a list of what I want to achieve, and at the end of the day look in the mirror and think man, this has been perfect. Everything I planned became a reality.”
“One day to see that headline, not that someone won a basketball championship, but to see that a cure for cancer has been found, will be a great day for mankind.”
“People that don’t know me think that basketball is my life 24/7. Trust me, there is much more to my life. My number one priority in my life is my family.”
“Really, UCLA’s a great place as well, but they don’t have the kind of environment they have here. The fans here have a passion.”
“The clothes do not match my personality. I’m more of a very conservative, blue-blazer kind of guy. But as far as my personality, it’s a lot of hot-dog mustard – have a lot of a fun and a lot of excitement. I feel like I’m 68; I act like I’m 12, talking about a game of basketball.”
“The courtside seats belong to the kids.”
“The glory of sport is witnessing a well-coached team perform as a single unit, striving for a common goal and ultimately bringing distinction to the jersey the players represent.”
“Today in coaching, it’s a two-way street. They can fire you whenever they want. Bottom line: It’s all about what you can do to better yourself professionally. This is a better move.”
“Twelve for 23… It doesn’t take a genius to see that’s under 50 percent.”
“You’d have to live in a cave not to know about the Carrier Dome. It put Syracuse on the map.”
Here is an interview with Dick Vitale as Miles Bridges makes a cameo.
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