Lisa Guerrero Quotes

I love color and I love to dress like a woman.

I`m looking forward to talking to Bill Parcells, too, and to seeing how that marriage with Jerry Jones goes.

In the morning, I reach for the sports page.

Television is a visual medium, and you want to look good, but beyond that it`s about reporting, about giving information to the viewers.

When I found out I got this job, I cried, of course - I`m a girly-girl - and then I called my dad, and he cried, too. On so many levels, this is a thrill for me.

So I plan to prepare thoroughly and have several outfits waiting in the wings in case of inclement weather.

You mean the fact that Tom Arnold would spend more time with the hair and makeup people than I would?

When I`m anchoring, I miss chasing stories in the field.

I`ve always been the only girl in those environments. It`s comfortable for me - I prefer it, actually.

I hope to be a complement to the guys in the booth, whether it`s in providing an injury update or to further a storyline or whatever.

There`s that initial reticence for some athletes to take you seriously.

My mom died when I was 8.

I`m comfortable with my femininity, and I don`t try to change what I look like just because I`m reporting on football at the end of the night.

Constantly there`s a credibility issue; you`re judged on how you look. If you look good, people assume you aren`t credible. It`s a battle you`ll always fight if you`re on TV and a female.

I know I`ll be under a spotlight, I know I`ll be under the microscope.

And Rita Hayworth, who I think was just the ultimate glamorous Hollywood movie star. She`s my favorite. I have her movie posters and photos of her.

You just have to hope that they`ll grant you an interview.

I get back from my run and turn on SportsCenter, then I do my research preparing for football season, and at night I go to games.

They`re not expecting me to break down man-to-man vs. zone, but I know enough about football that I can add my own take and have my own style.

And that Michael Irvin would care more about his wardrobe than I would?

So my dad raised me, and he`s a huge football fan.

My approach is a very human one, as a fan.

Athletes don`t want to talk to you, it`s the least favorite part of their job. So the hardest part is actually getting the interview.

Being attractive and being credible can and do go together.

I`m proud of being Hispanic.

We`re starting to push the envelope in terms of the expectations, and you can also have your own style, personality and sense of humor, because now we`re allowed to.

I grew up watching Monday Night Football with Howard Cosell and the other guys with my dad.

I want to know about what makes an athlete tick.

No, one of the great things about my three-year deal is that it`s year-round. They`ve offered me an opportunity to cover a lot of things in the offseason, too.

In terms of broadcasting, you have to make decisions about where you want to spend your time.

I`m proud of what I look like. I`m proud that I look like my mom.

And I`m proud of what I do as a professional, too.

On my morning run, I listen to sports talk radio.

Since I left Sunset Beach, it`s been non-stop. All that growth happened really fast, and at the rate it`s going, I want to stick with it.

I was so afraid that the athletes wouldn`t talk to me because I`m a woman.

Finding balance in the biggest challenge.

I`m not going to relate to an athlete as a peer.

I`ve always been around dudes and sports.