I thought, between sports and news and television and friendship, that you could end the Cold War and, by God, we did.

Sports is like a war without the killing.

If you treat people with dignity, respect and friendliness, you can turn enemies into friends. An enemy is nothing but a friend in disguise.

The worst thing you can do if you want to start a fight is to use derogatory terminology.

Every man sees a little of himself in Rhett Butler.

We won't be signing off until the world ends. We'll be on, and we will cover the end of the world, live, and that will be our last event . . . we'll play 'Nearer, My God, to Thee' before we sign off.

I fantasize about everything; being a fireman, an Indian chief, climbing mountains. Anything is possible.