Skip to content

Bob Costas

(1952) Sports Commentator

31 quotes in 232 categories

Bob Costas is a sports commentator.

Quick Facts About Bob Costas

Born: March 22, 1952
Profession: Sports Commentator

About Bob Costas

[Wikidata] American sportscaster... | [Wikipedia] Robert Quinlan Costas is an American sportscaster for MLB Network and NBC Sports. He is well known for his time with NBC Sports, where he worked from 1980 through 2019, and again since 2026. He has received 29 Emmy awards for his work and was the prime-time host of 12 Olympic Games from 1988 until 2

Quotes by Bob Costas · Page 2

We're used to comeback stories in the world of sports, but the Gail Devers story is remarkable. This is a comeback from…

Comeback

Image

I wish I had said 'some athletes here are competing unfairly.' It was my opinion, never an accusation.

Accusation

Image

Mickey Mantle was baseball.

Baseball

Image

(He was) a fragile hero to whom we had an emotional attachment so strong and lasting that it defied logic.

Attachment

Image

It occurs to me as we're all sitting here thinking of Mickey, he's probably somewhere getting an earful from Casey Stengel, and…

Baseball

Image

I can't do anything about how people who are all but completely unaware of my actual motivations and my actual thought process…

Balls

Image

Bob Costas by topic

Sports (8) Ifs (8)