I'm proud of what I look like. I'm proud that I look like my mom.

I grew up watching Monday Night Football with Howard Cosell and the other guys with my dad.

I was so afraid that the athletes wouldn't talk to me because I'm a woman.

You mean the fact that Tom Arnold would spend more time with the hair and makeup people than I would?

When I found out I got this job, I cried, of course - I'm a girly-girl - and then I called my dad, and he cried, too. On so many levels, this is a thrill for me.

Constantly there's a credibility issue; you're judged on how you look. If you look good, people assume you aren't credible. It's a battle you'll always fight if you're on TV and a female.

I want to know about what makes an athlete tick.