A biography for Doris Burkehasn’t been written yet.
“Because of the standing in society, because women's basketball does not draw the interest that major professional sports leagues or men's college basketball draw, Geno Auriemma is never going to be recited by the sports fan at-large as the greatest coach in history.”
“My dad was a construction worker. I was the youngest of eight kids. There were not a lot of extra resources around.”
“I've had a couple along the way, including an NBA official, who admitted to a little bit of skepticism when they first saw and heard me on the game.”
“Honestly, it's been 25 to 28 years of just slow, methodical, taking step-by step progress. I've been very lucky.”
“Most people enter my business thinking of being on-air or a director. I started because I wanted to start a family.”
“There are moments where you can be seduced by Andrew Wiggins.”
“The first time I did a men's game, it was strictly because of an emergency. I went down with no preparation, but I was a fan and knew the teams. And I knocked them dead, so the next year, I had a package of men's games.”
“I feel like I lived my life in one of three places: at Indian Hill Park, at a Manasquan school or at the beach.”
“You're going to feel every bit of Stan Van Gundy's frustration if his team had a tough quarter.”
“The NBA, and more importantly, the entire sport of basketball, has always been an inclusive environment.”
“I've earned every wrinkle on my face. I actually like my wrinkles. And guess what? There are a lot of 60-year-old men who have wrinkles, no hair, glasses, and nobody gives a damn.”
“Listen, I want to be considered attractive. Am I going to undergo surgery to make myself younger? No.”
“From the time I was very little and I first picked up a ball, in the back of my head I thought I would coach the game.”
“There will always be a certain segment of the population who turns on an NBA game or turns on a college game and hears my voice and objects to my presence. I've conceded that. I can't please everybody. I don't even try.'”
“You can criticize ESPN for a lot of things, but one thing you have to give them credit for is their willingness to put women in nontraditional roles.”
“Had I considered over the course of time the moments where maybe I was the first woman to do this or that, it would have scared the absolute daylights out of me.”
“I do like being right. Ask my ex-husband.”
“I certainly don't think we're past the point in history where a woman's physical appearance may play some part in job availability or job acquisition.”
“I'm thrilled that ESPN has been the leader in trying to find opportunities for women in visible and non-traditional roles.”
“It is hard to put into words how grateful I am to continue my career with ESPN.”