Bryant Gumbel Quotes (8 Quotes)

If you feel a little tingle here, it means you're susceptible to candor, that richest gift of any conversationalist. Success, ... takes the courage to know who you really are and be comfortable with that.

While I am naturally disappointed that the show didn't fare better in the ratings, I am pleased with the quality of the broadcast we created. I remain grateful for the opportunity I had to make CBS a competitive presence in the morning.

Try not to laugh when someone says these are the world's greatest athletes, despite a paucity of blacks that makes the games look like a GOP convention.

There is a lot to life, and a lot more than just television to life.

I've never been exactly a shrinking violet when it comes to being critical of leagues or people in sports, and if this was in any way going to compromise my role as host of 'Real Sports,' then it was probably something we shouldn't enter into, a relationship we shouldn't enter into.

It's not that I dislike many people. It's just that I don't like many people.

CBS' morning efforts, ... represent the longest legacy of failure that exists in this business, and you just want to see whether you can break the string, whether you can start from scratch and take it out of last. I'll give it what I've got and hope that's enough.

I never had a problem with Bryant. He's a perfectionist, and that's to his credit. When he did interviews, he had these big note pads, and watching him go over his questions was like watching James Levine conduct. I'm a better journalist because of him.