Lisa Guerrero Quotes (40 Quotes)


    I'm looking forward to talking to Bill Parcells, too, and to seeing how that marriage with Jerry Jones goes.

    In terms of broadcasting, you have to make decisions about where you want to spend your time.

    Since I left Sunset Beach, it's been non-stop. All that growth happened really fast, and at the rate it's going, I want to stick with it.

    Television is a visual medium, and you want to look good, but beyond that it's about reporting, about giving information to the viewers.

    I'm not going to relate to an athlete as a peer.


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

    They're not expecting me to break down man-to-man vs. zone, but I know enough about football that I can add my own take and have my own style.


    I hope to be a complement to the guys in the booth, whether it's in providing an injury update or to further a storyline or whatever.

    It is good for the public to come and see. I don't think a lot of people realize that there are local soldiers who are deployed in Iraq.

    There's that initial reticence for some athletes to take you seriously.

    No, one of the great things about my three-year deal is that it's year-round. They've offered me an opportunity to cover a lot of things in the offseason, too.

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

    And Rita Hayworth, who I think was just the ultimate glamorous Hollywood movie star. She's my favorite. I have her movie posters and photos of her.


    So my dad raised me, and he's a huge football fan.

    On my morning run, I listen to sports talk radio.


    I'm comfortable with my femininity, and I don't try to change what I look like just because I'm reporting on football at the end of the night.

    I get back from my run and turn on SportsCenter, then I do my research preparing for football season, and at night I go to games.

    And that Michael Irvin would care more about his wardrobe than I would?

    I know I'll be under a spotlight, I know I'll be under the microscope.

    You just have to hope that they'll grant you an interview.

    Being attractive and being credible can and do go together.

    Athletes don't want to talk to you, it's the least favorite part of their job. So the hardest part is actually getting the interview.

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

    And I'm proud of what I do as a professional, too.

    I don't think people in the general public realize we have so many local soldiers in Iraq, ... A Piece of My Heart is in Iraq.

    We're starting to push the envelope in terms of the expectations, and you can also have your own style, personality and sense of humor, because now we're allowed to.


    When I'm anchoring, I miss chasing stories in the field.

    I want to know about what makes an athlete tick.

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

    I've always been the only girl in those environments. It's comfortable for me - I prefer it, actually.

    So I plan to prepare thoroughly and have several outfits waiting in the wings in case of inclement weather.

    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.


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