Will McDonough Quotes
- The ability of players to jump teams when their contracts are up has hurt fan loyalty.
- When I started at the Globe 40 years ago, there were seven newspapers in Boston and now there are only two. There were only three…
- The wonderful thing about television is the immediate impact of pictures of current events.
- The two major things that changed the makeup of all professional sports are money generated by television and courts that players went to in order…
- The one good thing about television is the money; you can make a lot more money than in newspapers.
- Pete Rozelle used television to get the game to the American public by creating the Super Bowl and making it the biggest sporting event in…
- Overall, I think Michael Jordan is the greatest athlete in any particular sport. He dominated the game for the Chicago Bulls and brought the NBA…
- One of my first jobs was at the Boston Globe. I worked in the sports department six months a year. When I was ready to…
- Muhammad Ali is a combination of personality and athlete who is probably better known around the world than any other. He became a great hero.
- I think the greatest all-around athlete ever was Jim Brown. He played lacrosse, basketball and ran track at Syracuse. He played professional football for the…
- I think money in general hurts all sports.
- I think almost every newspaper in the United States has lost circulation due to the Internet. I also think the Internet will lead to a…
- I received $100 per week when I started working at the Globe after graduation.
- I predict that many teams will go out of business and the size of the leagues will be greatly reduced.
- I don't think the players play with the same desire they once did.
- I don't think there is enough educational programming, but unfortunately, television is built around advertising and those shows don't get the big ratings.
- I don't think we use television the way we should or the way the inventors intended.
- I think we'll always have newspapers, but they'll lose influence.
- I was fortunate to be part of a very successful show on CBS in 1986. I switched to NBC for eight years and through these…
- I've been very fortunate to be involved in all the Super Bowls, to see some World Series, to cover heavyweight championship fights; I've been to…