Howard Cosell

Mommy, why does daddy cuss the TV and call it Howard?

— Howard Cosell

O. J. has an uncanny instinct for sensing when to make the move, when to makethe cut. He can kill you with…

— Howard Cosell

Unlike any other sport, the objective in boxing is chillingly simple: One man purposefully endeavors to inflict bodily harm on another man.

— Howard Cosell

Sports is human life in microcosm.

— Howard Cosell

Then there is a still higher type of courage - the courage to brave pain, to live with it, to never let…

— Howard Cosell

After all, is football a game or a religion?

— Howard Cosell

The time may have come to say goodbye to Muhammad Ali, because very honestly, I don't think he can beat George Foreman.

— Howard Cosell

I'm one helluva communicator.

— Howard Cosell

Ladies and Gentleman, the Bronx is burning.

— Howard Cosell

Stand for something. Don't quest for popularity at the expense of morality and ethics and honesty.

— Howard Cosell

Arrogant, pompous, obnoxious, vain, cruel, verbose, a showoff. I have been called all of these. Of course, I am.

— Howard Cosell

Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier!

— Howard Cosell

Sports is the toy department of human life.

— Howard Cosell

The ultimate victory in competition is derived from the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your best and that you…

— Howard Cosell

I was right to back Muhammad Ali, but it caused me major enmity in many areas of this nation.

— Howard Cosell

Boxing is drama on its grandest scale.

— Howard Cosell

An unspeakable tragedy, confirmed to us by ABC News in New York City: John Lennon, outside of his apartment building on the…

— Howard Cosell

The importance that our society attaches to sport is incredible. After all, is football a game or a religion? The people of…

— Howard Cosell