Colin Cowherd

“A lot of these coaches, they're almost like military leaders, and the media is the enemy. Football coaches are just wired tight.”

“Parlays are for suckers and college kids.”

“I try to be honest and work hard. That's the only two things I worry about.”

“I want to create this really smart, thoughtful podcast network where I do for young people what somebody did for me.”

“Baseball is like any sport. It's mostly instincts.”

“A sports writer who covers baseball could go up to Tony La Russa and have a real baseball argument, and Tony would listen and it would seem reasonable.”

“Well, I came from a small little town on the beach - Grayland, a town of about 1,000 people. I was the quarterback and a basketball player at Ocosta High School. It was a great community to grow up in.”

“I've always been very outspoken and very risk oriented.”

“There's not a single NFL writer in the country who could diagram a play for Bill Belichick.”

“Most announcers over talk. I'm in the opinion space so I talk all day, but play-by-play guys generally over talk.”

“Do I think John Wall has grown up? Absolutely. Do I think he was immature when he broke into the league? Absolutely.”

“Hockey is no longer a big four. It's football, basketball, baseball and soccer. Now, I'm not talking MLS. I'm talking COPA, World Cup, men's, women's, MLS, youth... and there's a lot of reasons for it.”

“The Dominican Republic has not been known in my lifetime as having world-class academic abilities.”

“Disney hovers over every decision at ESPN.”

“To me, radio is about making you uncomfortable. Television is about making you comfortable: Who do you like? Who do you want to be friends with? So I don't need to tower over people in television.”

“When I poked Baker Mayfield in the ribs - police video, height - poked him in the ribs, kind of a reach. Oh, it bothered him. He fired back every time. Every time. Because Baker was not ready to go from best college team to lousy NFL team. That's a certain level maturity and self-esteem that few have.”

“I've never been a big fan of Cam Newton's.”

“It's baseball. You don't think a general manager can manage? Like it's impossible? The game is too complex? I've never bought into that, 'Baseball's just too complex.' Really? A third of the sport is from the Dominican Republic.”

“I'm not angry. I like to laugh.”

“Home field advantage can be overrated in the NFL because veteran players aren't bothered by it. Home-field advantage is a bigger deal in college.”