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> [We still have a long way to go. Because the reality is that I'm 52-years-old. And how many 55 to 60-year-old women do you see in sports broadcasting? How many? I see a lot of 60-year-old men broadcasting. The physical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-burke/we-still-have-a-long-way-to-go-because-the-reality-is-that-i-m-52/)

[Doris Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-burke/)

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## More by Doris Burke

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-burke/i-feel-like-every-repetition-every-game-every-practice-that-i-m/)

[Doris Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-burke/)

> [The one thing I would say is, I do think women are evaluated differently than men. How we look, what is our age? Do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-burke/the-one-thing-i-would-say-is-i-do-think-women-are-evaluated/)

[Doris Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-burke/)

> [I'm not having plastic surgery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-burke/i-m-not-having-plastic-surgery/)

[Doris Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-burke/)

> [I do believe 100 percent that Black lives matter and that the cause to achieve and pursue equality supersedes basketball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-burke/i-do-believe-100-percent-that-black-lives-matter-and-that-the-cause/)

[Doris Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-burke/)

> [My career is a very happy accident. I never studied communications.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-burke/my-career-is-a-very-happy-accident-i-never-studied-communications/)

[Doris Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-burke/)

> [There's not a working woman out there, regardless of her profession, who doesn't struggle with that work-life balance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-burke/there-s-not-a-working-woman-out-there-regardless-of-her-profession/)

[Doris Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-burke/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-burke/please-don-t-misunderstand-i-actually-enjoyed-the-hecticness-and-the/)

[Doris Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-burke/)

> [I had no background in communications but what I did have was an excellent education from Providence College and a love of basketball. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-burke/i-had-no-background-in-communications-but-what-i-did-have-was-an/)

[Doris Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-burke/)

> [I do like being right. Ask my ex-husband.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-burke/i-do-like-being-right-ask-my-ex-husband/)

[Doris Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-burke/)

> [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?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-burke/the-reason-i-m-fiendishly-drawing-end-of-game-plays-when-i-m-taking/)

[Doris Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-burke/)

> [My strength is that I know the game so well. Whatever shortcomings I had because of lack of experience, I could always overcome those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-burke/my-strength-is-that-i-know-the-game-so-well-whatever-shortcomings-i/)

[Doris Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-burke/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-burke/i-started-broadcasting-in-1992-calling-providence-college-women-s/)

[Doris Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-burke/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-burke/i-ve-earned-every-wrinkle-on-my-face-i-actually-like-my-wrinkles-and/)

[Doris Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-burke/)

> [In college, I had bad hair, bad clothes, bad teeth, and bad skin. That was not a great combination for being a sports announcer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-burke/in-college-i-had-bad-hair-bad-clothes-bad-teeth-and-bad-skin-that-was/)

[Doris Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-burke/)

> [It's always been helpful in my experience to just converse with the person in front of me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-burke/it-s-always-been-helpful-in-my-experience-to-just-converse-with-the/)

[Doris Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-burke/)

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