Joe Buck

“I got a chance to host the 'Late Late Show' for two nights before they hired Craig Ferguson. I enjoyed it, but nothing can replace the thrill of calling an NFC championship game or a Super Bowl or a World Series.”

“Broadcasting is a brutal, often unfair business, where looks are valued more than skill.”

“You can't let criticism stop you from learning new things.”

“Never bite off so much in your job that you can't spend a lot of time with your family.”

“I mean the home run king, to me, is Hank Aaron, but statistically, it's Barry Bonds.”

“Great as my dad was - I would never have gotten my first job announcing if I didn't have the last name Buck - it's my mom, Carole, who has made the biggest difference. She was on Broadway back in the 1960s. She understands entertainment, has incredible instincts.”

“If that had been my only purpose in life - to call home runs and touchdowns - I'd lead a pretty shallow life.”

“I learned as my dad's kid that unless you physically can't get there, unless you physically can't do it, you need to show up for work.”

“My dad was not good at saying no. I'm trying to be better at saying no.”

“I love sharing my experience with others, especially students who are eager to learn the business.”

“My dad did call a lot of football, and in my opinion, he was the best football announcer on radio ever.”

“I'm my dad's kid, and I'm still, right or wrong, fighting that uphill battle, and I'm not saying that makes sense. I mean my dad didn't hire me at Fox... but it certainly gave me my start, and I think I'm always kind of fighting that.”

“My dad worked so hard. He slept in his own bed maybe half the nights of the year because of road assignments, but even when he was home, he was covering games. It put a lot of pressure on my mom. She brought in her parents to help out, and it took a village to raise us. I was lucky.”