Jim McKay

“The Olympics are a wonderful metaphor for world cooperation, the kind of international competition that's wholesome and healthy, an interplay between countries that represents the best in all of us.”

“My father was a creature of the night. He was a wholesale liquor dealer.”

“The thrill of victory... and the agony of defeat.”

“Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sport.”

“They're all gone.”

“I don't think you're human if you don't get a lump in your throat when you hear the national anthem.”

“For the first time in my life, I'm proud to be a reporter.”