--- title: "18 Game Quotes By Doris Burke" description: "18 Game quotes by Doris Burke. Plus more from Doris Burke and more Game sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00b/doris-burke-5733_basketball_when-i-was-7-we-moved-to-manasquan-where_2033466.jpg" --- > [When I was 7, we moved to Manasquan, where I picked up the game of basketball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-burke/when-i-was-7-we-moved-to-manasquan-where-i-picked-up-the-game-of/) [Doris Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-burke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00b/doris-burke-5733_basketball_when-i-was-7-we-moved-to-manasquan-where_2033466.jpg) > [There's a saying in basketball: Game recognize game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-burke/there-s-a-saying-in-basketball-game-recognize-game/) [Doris Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-burke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/803/doris-burke-5733_basketball_there-s-a-saying-in-basketball-game-reco_1237552.jpg) > [I feel like every repetition, every game, every practice that I'm allowed to watch, I'm picking up some small piece of information,…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/faa/doris-burke-5733_feel_i-feel-like-every-repetition-every-game_12261.jpg) > [The WNBA changed the equation for a young female broadcaster who wanted nothing more than to remain close to the game, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-burke/the-wnba-changed-the-equation-for-a-young-female-broadcaster-who/) [Doris Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-burke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d60/doris-burke-5733_ball-game_the-wnba-changed-the-equation-for-a-youn_1858384.jpg) > [Now that my responsibilities are exclusively NBA, I watch two NBA games a night, usually fall asleep in the third quarter of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-burke/now-that-my-responsibilities-are-exclusively-nba-i-watch-two-nba/) [Doris Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-burke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/168/doris-burke-5733_game_now-that-my-responsibilities-are-exclusi_890035.jpg) > [I had an opportunity to go overseas and play professionally, but in the final game of my senior season, I blew my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-burke/i-had-an-opportunity-to-go-overseas-and-play-professionally-but-in/) [Doris Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-burke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/505/doris-burke-5733_game_i-had-an-opportunity-to-go-overseas-and_1233192.jpg) > [For men's college coaches through to the NBA, I think basketball people are basketball people. When you start talking the game, gender…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-burke/for-men-s-college-coaches-through-to-the-nba-i-think-basketball/) [Doris Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-burke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/934/doris-burke-5733_basketball_for-men-s-college-coaches-through-to-the_2159130.jpg) > [From the time I was very little and I first picked up a ball, in the back of my head I thought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-burke/from-the-time-i-was-very-little-and-i-first-picked-up-a-ball-in-the/) [Doris Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-burke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac0/doris-burke-5733_back_from-the-time-i-was-very-little-and-i-fi_2258079.jpg) > [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…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fb/doris-burke-5733_drawing_the-reason-i-m-fiendishly-drawing-end-of_329663.jpg) > [My strength is that I know the game so well. Whatever shortcomings I had because of lack of experience, I could always…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/049/doris-burke-5733_bottom-line_my-strength-is-that-i-know-the-game-so-w_376593.jpg) > [Going back as far as I do covering men's college basketball, the objections to me being an analyst never came from inside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-burke/going-back-as-far-as-i-do-covering-men-s-college-basketball-the/) [Doris Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-burke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/398/doris-burke-5733_college-basketball_going-back-as-far-as-i-do-covering-men-s_1895084.jpg) > [Dick Vitale always used to say to me, 'Remember, this is an entertainment medium.' People are not tuning in to a game…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-burke/dick-vitale-always-used-to-say-to-me-remember-this-is-an/) [Doris Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-burke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82b/doris-burke-5733_basketball_dick-vitale-always-used-to-say-to-me-rem_1088788.jpg) > [The first time I did a men's game, it was strictly because of an emergency. I went down with no preparation, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-burke/the-first-time-i-did-a-men-s-game-it-was-strictly-because-of-an/) [Doris Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-burke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/487/doris-burke-5733_emergency_the-first-time-i-did-a-men-s-game-it-was_2717442.jpg) > [There will always be a certain segment of the population who turns on an NBA game or turns on a college game…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-burke/there-will-always-be-a-certain-segment-of-the-population-who-turns-on/) [Doris Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-burke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fb/doris-burke-5733_game_there-will-always-be-a-certain-segment-o_1785739.jpg) > [I talk a lot about Jackie MacMullan. Think about the trust and the equity Jackie has built with people in this game.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-burke/i-talk-a-lot-about-jackie-macmullan-think-about-the-trust-and-the/) [Doris Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-burke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ab/doris-burke-5733_game_i-talk-a-lot-about-jackie-macmullan-thin_2735135.jpg) > [I believe if the players and coaches respect my viewpoint of the game, then fans will as well. And full credit there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-burke/i-believe-if-the-players-and-coaches-respect-my-viewpoint-of-the-game/) [Doris Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-burke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d09/doris-burke-5733_believe_i-believe-if-the-players-and-coaches-res_2603062.jpg) > [When I started women's college basketball coverage, it was exploding. I happened into a men's college basketball game because of a mistake,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-burke/when-i-started-women-s-college-basketball-coverage-it-was-exploding-i/) [Doris Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-burke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70c/doris-burke-5733_ball-game_when-i-started-women-s-college-basketbal_2694114.jpg) > [I've had a couple along the way, including an NBA official, who admitted to a little bit of skepticism when they first…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-burke/i-ve-had-a-couple-along-the-way-including-an-nba-official-who/) [Doris Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-burke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffc/doris-burke-5733_game_i-ve-had-a-couple-along-the-way-includin_1371397.jpg) ## Other authors on Game - [Fernando Tatis Jr 26 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/game/fernando-tatis-jr/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-a-j-green-8476.jpg) A. 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Green 22 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/game/a-j-green/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-scottie-pippen-83744.jpg) Scottie Pippen 21 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/game/scottie-pippen/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-tim-sweeney-90956.jpg) Tim Sweeney 20 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/game/tim-sweeney/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-joe-root-6168.jpg) Joe Root 20 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/game/joe-root/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-dillon-brooks-6667.jpg) Dillon Brooks 20 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/game/dillon-brooks/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-jane-mcgonigal-47129.jpg) Jane McGonigal 19 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/game/jane-mcgonigal/) - [Stephen Curry 18 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/game/stephen-curry/) - [Nikola Jokic 18 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/game/nikola-jokic/) - [Max Scherzer 18 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/game/max-scherzer/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-mason-mount-6518.jpg) Mason Mount 18 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/game/mason-mount/) - [Khris Middleton 18 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/game/khris-middleton/) ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/game/doris-burke/#itemlist", "name": "18 Game Quotes By Doris Burke", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I was 7, we moved to Manasquan, where I picked up the game of basketball.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Doris Burke" }, "url": 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