Lisa Guerrero Quotations

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.

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

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.

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

Being attractive and being credible can and do go together.

I want to know about what makes an athlete tick.

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

Theres that initial reticence for some athletes to take you seriously.

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

In the morning, I reach for the sports page.

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

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

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

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

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

I was so afraid that the athletes wouldn't talk to me because I'm a woman.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

It is good for the public to come and see. I don't think a lot of people realize that there are local soldiers who are deployed in Iraq.

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

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.

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.

It's a way for the different families to meet each other. We would like to get more of the family members of the soldiers involved in supporting each other.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

My mom died when I was 8.

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've always been around dudes and sports.

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