Jim Nantz Quotes (17 Quotes)

I hope, because of the way the tournament broke, that they are able to sit back and be really proud of what they did . . . and enjoy the ride the rest of the way.

I think football is a more interesting 'watch' on television than in the arena. Every year, we tweak the information we give fans. We give information you can never get at the stadium.

Trying to become the greatest dog in the history of the tournament to win a game. A 16 has never beaten a 1.

My father took me to the first regular season game they ever played, when John Gilliam ran the opening kickoff back, ... So I've always had a special place in my heart for the franchise. ... I know how much they mean to that community.

I was kind of out of things to say, to be honest. My teeth were chattering and I had chill bumps up and down my arms, and the moment was almost too big for me.

As wacky and as wild as it has been to this point, we may be on the brink of having the first set of No. 1 seeds all make it.

I will never forget April 13, 1986. It was my first Masters, and just as it ended, (CBS analyst) Ken Venturi drove me back to the CBS compound and said, 'Jimmy, you may be lucky enough to broadcast 50 Masters, but you'll never live to see a greater one than the one you saw today.' I think he was right.

I walked away thinking this was not a particularly strong year for the Big Ten. Hey, I've been around this tournament for 21 years and I've seen a lot of good and great Big Ten teams come through. But this did not strike me as an impressive year.

Not AFC news, while NBC and CNN are covering NFC news. It's a level playing ground.

Chris Schenkel was a giant. As a boy, I would listen to him. When a game would get really exciting in the fourth quarter, he would say, 'Is there a better way to spend an autumn afternoon'

When Dale Murphy speaks, everyone in sports should listen. Dale led a model life during his career, and still does. This book is a heartfelt attempt to help every professional athlete and I guarantee it will.

The crisp, tense action made for great TV. Too bad for CBS that, also for the second week in a row, the drama was taking place on Monday afternoon and was being shown on the Golf Channel. Your heart goes out to the viewer, ... The loyal, passionate golf fan sets his weekend schedule around the coverage, and you've got nothing to show him.

George, the Panthers' defense is pretty good. Which weapons of mass destruction in the Patriots' offense do you figure will mysteriously disappear

I think golf gets a bad name from the mainstream media.

These were at-large teams getting in and the right call was obviously made. I hope because the way the tournament broke, they're able to be proud of what they did.

He came in and didn't make sweeping changes.

(I was) immediately mortified that maybe somebody else had said that earlier in the broadcast, because I didn't know where the line came from. It was spinning around in my head, I guess. But I said it, and as it turns out, no one else had said it.