Jill Douglas

Whether you work in news, sport, politics, whatever, it's exactly the same; a story is a story, is a story. I consider…

— Jill Douglas

I don't know if other people have found it difficult relating to me, certainly that's not the feedback I've had. I don't…

— Jill Douglas

You're there right through the match, thinking all the time, making it up as you go along. We don't have anybody write…

— Jill Douglas

You see history in the making and that is definitely the highlight. You get to meet these amazing sportsmen and women, and…

— Jill Douglas

I worked very hard as a young journalist learning the trade and asking questions, understanding what a story is and being able…

— Jill Douglas

There are very few lows but lots and lots of highs. You're in an incredibly privileged position because you're able to go…

— Jill Douglas

I'm not a nosy person, but I'm always thinking 'I wonder why he did that? I wonder why this week he was…

— Jill Douglas

As a presenter, while I might suddenly want to start talking about something completely different, I have to stick to what we've…

— Jill Douglas

I'll have spent most of the day before the match doing some preparation. That's a little bit like studying for your exams.…

— Jill Douglas

Leading up to a live event you need to do your homework and go to bed early. Sometimes it's very tempting to…

— Jill Douglas

I didn't go to university. They offered me a job as a junior reporter and I went off to work for the…

— Jill Douglas

I was always interested in sport. My family are big sports' fans. We always had all the locals round watching big sporting…

— Jill Douglas

I've learned that the effort sportsmen and women put in is incredible. Their commitment to their sport is phenomenal. Sometimes as a…

— Jill Douglas

Get involved and learn how to recognise a story happening in front of you. Learn how to ask questions and be curious.…

— Jill Douglas

They're [sportsmen] willing to give up a lot of other things that perhaps we all enjoy doing: eating and drinking and playing…

— Jill Douglas

If I had to pick one exact moment when we were live on air and something very, very special happened it was…

— Jill Douglas

Try and maybe write a couple of articles for your local paper. Perhaps you need to go to college to learn some…

— Jill Douglas

It's a lot of luck and being in the right place at the right time, that's what I think. Obviously you need…

— Jill Douglas

The more you get, the better you become' and therefore over the years you become more experienced and you learn how to…

— Jill Douglas

I would say go for it because it is a fantastic job. It's a wonderful opportunity to go and get involved with…

— Jill Douglas

I think whatever it is you decide to do in life, if you want to be the very best at it, you…

— Jill Douglas

I really enjoy doing what I do. I enjoy seeing live sport performed at the highest level. What's wonderful about sport is…

— Jill Douglas

You've given it some thought, you've tried to prepare as well as you can, but you're reacting to what you see so…

— Jill Douglas

If you've done your preparation and you know the team of people that you're working with, then it makes life an awful…

— Jill Douglas

I think because I came from a very strong news background and people were aware of me from that side of things,…

— Jill Douglas

On the day of the game you get there quite early, about 10 o'clock for a 3 o'clock kick-off, because you do…

— Jill Douglas

At the other end of the scale I was there with a whole lot of young British athletes so I was getting…

— Jill Douglas

The lowlights... Sometimes you're away from home quite a lot, which can be difficult. It's not first class all the way, you…

— Jill Douglas

As long as I'm working in sport, enjoying it and getting to see some wonderful sporting events, I'm quite happy. I don't…

— Jill Douglas

I think it's something that you learn to deal with the more experienced you become. When I first presented live news, which…

— Jill Douglas

TV depends very much on the pictures that you see on your television, and all the other things that come up on…

— Jill Douglas

I was in China this year and I spent three weeks there with no luggage, in a really not very nice place…

— Jill Douglas

You don't see what's gone before. A lot of that can be long, long boring hours in the gym, long, long hours…

— Jill Douglas