“Obviously, I'm not not black. But this is one thing I do know after years and years of working with a lot of black players and black commentators on many networks: That if you go to the place of you're telling a black man, or a black woman, that 'You should know your place and stay in it,' when you get to there, them's fighting words.”

American sports columnist, commentator, and television personality

Skip Bayless is an American sports columnist, commentator, and television personality. He is known for his long career in sports media and for his on-air debate style. He has 100 quotes on the site. Bayless became widely recognized as a commentator on ESPN2’s First Take with Stephen A. Smith, a role he left in June 2016. He then launched Skip and Shannon: Undisputed with Shannon Sharpe on Fox Sports 1 in September 2016 and led the program for eight years before leaving in August 2024.