Cris Collinsworth

People can see through a phony.

— Cris Collinsworth

I never shut up.

— Cris Collinsworth

John Madden is just special.

— Cris Collinsworth

I'm a white wide receiver and that's revolutionary.

— Cris Collinsworth

It should be easier for athletes to be students.

— Cris Collinsworth

The smartest guys are the best broadcasters.

— Cris Collinsworth

You can't believe how hard it is to be yourself.

— Cris Collinsworth

Doing studio shows... you don't get the details of the league.

— Cris Collinsworth

Kaepernick could throw a baseball 94 mph.

— Cris Collinsworth

For the most part, teams don't want distractions.

— Cris Collinsworth

I'm thoroughly convinced that people want info-tainment.

— Cris Collinsworth

Growing up is hard enough. When you have to deal with adults all day, it's just that much more difficult.

— Cris Collinsworth

Doing the games for the NFL Network on Thursday night on a short week, that's work.

— Cris Collinsworth

Lots of guys have tried to impersonate John Madden and it just doesn't work.

— Cris Collinsworth

It's always irked me that they always say the white receiver has great hands or runs great routes or is a possession…

— Cris Collinsworth

I'd be less than honest if I said I didn't have my doubts as to whether my children should be playing football.

— Cris Collinsworth

You don't want to get nervous or uptight. Nobody plays well that way.

— Cris Collinsworth

I've actually made a science out of how to brag about my daughter.

— Cris Collinsworth

I didn't want people to see me driving a new car and living in a high style and then playing poorly.

— Cris Collinsworth

I'm looking for a job where I can sleep late and have my afternoons free with a lot of money. But those…

— Cris Collinsworth

In college, I might see three different coverages in an entire game. In the pros, you see three different coverages on three…

— Cris Collinsworth

To be able to say you're a state 100-yard dash champion from the state of Florida it just doesn't get a whole…

— Cris Collinsworth

I have so much respect for the country, I don't like blanket indictments. There's a lot of really great things about this…

— Cris Collinsworth

No matter what anybody says, they cannot keep up with all 32 teams in the NFL, and certainly not 32 NFL teams…

— Cris Collinsworth

Football is much more than 1,500 N.F.L. players. You've got to realize that the N.F.L. sets the standard for young players. Whatever…

— Cris Collinsworth

I played in the Super Bowl in my first year, and the last game I ever played in was the Super Bowl.…

— Cris Collinsworth

Hey, I learned early the game of football is just that, a game, and you can't get too uptight. If things get…

— Cris Collinsworth

Whether it's Al Michaels, when the earthquake happened in San Francisco and his ability to handle it like Walter Cronkite would have…

— Cris Collinsworth

When I broadcast my first NFL game during the 1989 season, I had absolutely no idea what to study or how to…

— Cris Collinsworth

I have said things to people on the field and in business that I cannot believe came out of my mouth.When you…

— Cris Collinsworth

I do think I had a big advantage for the first four years I was in broadcasting, that no one really saw…

— Cris Collinsworth

You try to teach toughness and to hit hard, and also say to be safe and don't hurt anybody - there's a…

— Cris Collinsworth

Most of us have been in a street fight at one point or another and it's not always the best athlete that…

— Cris Collinsworth

Remember that free speech is about the government can't infringe on your free-speech right. It says nothing about an employer - and…

— Cris Collinsworth

I tell my kids all the time, 'I want you to be a great athlete, I want you to be great academically,…

— Cris Collinsworth

I love Cincinnati and the fans and players are great.

— Cris Collinsworth

Nobody does better when they're upset than Tom Brady.

— Cris Collinsworth

Let's face it: Most teams don't like distractions.

— Cris Collinsworth

Pro athletes don't even practice as much as college players.

— Cris Collinsworth

I never cheer for anybody to be injured.

— Cris Collinsworth