When I was 7, we moved to Manasquan, where I picked up the game of basketball. — Doris Burke Copy Share Image
I've had a couple along the way, including an NBA official, who admitted to a little bit of skepticism when they first… — Doris Burke Copy Share Image
I had an opportunity to go overseas and play professionally, but in the final game of my senior season, I blew my… — Doris Burke Copy Share Image
The reason I'm fiendishly drawing end-of-game plays when I'm taking notes is what if I screwed up something down the stretch of… — Doris Burke Copy Share Image
My strength is that I know the game so well. Whatever shortcomings I had because of lack of experience, I could always… — Doris Burke Copy Share Image
For men's college coaches through to the NBA, I think basketball people are basketball people. When you start talking the game, gender… — Doris Burke Copy Share Image
From the time I was very little and I first picked up a ball, in the back of my head I thought… — Doris Burke Copy Share Image
The WNBA changed the equation for a young female broadcaster who wanted nothing more than to remain close to the game, and… — Doris Burke Copy Share Image
I feel like every repetition, every game, every practice that I'm allowed to watch, I'm picking up some small piece of information,… — Doris Burke Copy Share Image
When I started women's college basketball coverage, it was exploding. I happened into a men's college basketball game because of a mistake,… — Doris Burke Copy Share Image
I believe if the players and coaches respect my viewpoint of the game, then fans will as well. And full credit there… — Doris Burke Copy Share Image
I talk a lot about Jackie MacMullan. Think about the trust and the equity Jackie has built with people in this game.… — Doris Burke Copy Share Image
Dick Vitale always used to say to me, 'Remember, this is an entertainment medium.' People are not tuning in to a game… — Doris Burke Copy Share Image
The first time I did a men's game, it was strictly because of an emergency. I went down with no preparation, but… — Doris Burke Copy Share Image
There will always be a certain segment of the population who turns on an NBA game or turns on a college game… — Doris Burke Copy Share Image
Going back as far as I do covering men's college basketball, the objections to me being an analyst never came from inside… — Doris Burke Copy Share Image
Now that my responsibilities are exclusively NBA, I watch two NBA games a night, usually fall asleep in the third quarter of… — Doris Burke Copy Share Image
I feel like every repetition, every game, every practice that I'm allowed to watch, I'm picking up some small piece of information, a nuance… — Doris Burke Copy Share
The one thing I would say is, I do think women are evaluated differently than men. How we look, what is our age? Do… — Doris Burke Copy Share
I do believe 100 percent that Black lives matter and that the cause to achieve and pursue equality supersedes basketball. — Doris Burke Copy Share
There's not a working woman out there, regardless of her profession, who doesn't struggle with that work-life balance. — Doris Burke Copy Share
Please don't misunderstand, I actually enjoyed the hecticness and the opportunity to cover women's college basketball. But the reality is as a young broadcaster… — Doris Burke Copy Share
I had no background in communications but what I did have was an excellent education from Providence College and a love of basketball. That… — Doris Burke Copy Share
The reason I'm fiendishly drawing end-of-game plays when I'm taking notes is what if I screwed up something down the stretch of a game? — Doris Burke Copy Share
My strength is that I know the game so well. Whatever shortcomings I had because of lack of experience, I could always overcome those… — Doris Burke Copy Share
I started broadcasting in 1992, calling Providence College women's basketball on radio. From there to an analyst on the NBA. Think of that journey… — Doris Burke Copy Share
I've earned every wrinkle on my face. I actually like my wrinkles. And guess what? There are a lot of 60-year-old men who have… — Doris Burke Copy Share
In college, I had bad hair, bad clothes, bad teeth, and bad skin. That was not a great combination for being a sports announcer. — Doris Burke Copy Share
It's always been helpful in my experience to just converse with the person in front of me. — Doris Burke Copy Share
