People that don't know me think that basketball is my life 24/7. Trust me, there is much more to my life. My… — Dick Vitale Copy Share Image
You'd have to live in a cave not to know about the Carrier Dome. It put Syracuse on the map. — Dick Vitale Copy Share Image
It was tough getting fired by the NBA. I really didn't know where I was going, until [ESPN] called me. I said,… — Dick Vitale Copy Share Image
A winner is someone who can look in the mirror at the end of the day and say in pursuit of my goal and… — Dick Vitale Copy Share Image
People that don't know me think that basketball is my life 24/7. Trust me, there is much more to my life. My number one… — Dick Vitale Copy Share Image
Today in coaching, it's a two-way street. They can fire you whenever they want. Bottom line: It's all about what you can do to… — Dick Vitale Copy Share Image
One of my biggest gifts ever, my mother made a Yankee uniform for me as a little boy, and I wore it to bed… — Dick Vitale Copy Share Image
I'm a basketball guy. No sitcom guy. I don't care about all that jazz. I care about basketball. It's not me. And I stayed… — Dick Vitale Copy Share Image
The glory of sport is witnessing a well-coached team perform as a single unit, striving for a common goal and ultimately bringing distinction to… — Dick Vitale Copy Share Image
It was an incredible effort by the Irish down in Tallahassee. Jameis Winston was too tough in the second half; congrats to the Seminoles. — Dick Vitale Copy Share Image
Life is simple. Make good decisions and good things happen. Make bad decisions and bad things happen. — Dick Vitale Copy Share Image
Really, UCLA's a great place as well, but they don't have the kind of environment they have here. The fans here have a passion. — Dick Vitale Copy Share Image
Life has good and bad times. And to get through them you have to battle. Life is not all smooth. I've had my bumps… — Dick Vitale Copy Share Image
Looking back, I remember telling my daughters that we didn't have money, pizzazz and a lot of the things we have today, but we… — Dick Vitale Copy Share Image
![“It was tough getting fired by the NBA. I really didn't know where I was going, until [ESPN] called me. I said, "Hey, 'ESPN?' Never heard of it. It sounds like a disease." Now I have that same disease as a sports fanatic. All this sports madness we didn't have years ago, now I'm very blessed and…” quote by Dick Vitale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5eb/dick-vitale-14709_blessed_it-was-tough-getting-fired-by-the-nba-i_1190596.jpg)
