Quotes from Dick Vitale

The Allstate March Mayhem Challenge is a great, great bracket challenge.

Mark Emmert, the head of the NCAA, makes millions. Coaches today are making millions. Who's not making anything? I don't want to hear about they get scholarships. Yeah, they get scholarships all right, they earn those scholarships.

I have a problem with honoring mediocrity in so many cases over teams that have great years.

A winner is someone who can look in the mirror at the end of the day and say in pursuit of my goal and dreams I gave my best.

It's not how high you jump, how fast you run. All you guys here can run faster, jump higher. But I'll tell you, I can get my friend Larry Bird and the two of us will play any two of you and when it's all said and done, we will get the last laugh.

No matter what Mike Krzyzewski is making at Duke, it is not enough. He's underpaid! He is absolutely worth every penny he is getting. He is like a CEO of a major corporation when you think about his value to Duke University.

I don't like the sleaziness, the corruption. I don't like the fraud that college basketball has become.

March Madness is an incredible three weeks. I firmly believe it's the greatest three weeks in sports. You have the Super Bowl; you have the World Series.

I told them that I cannot lie when a writer asks me what's my feeling not doing the game. I said I have to be honest. And my honest reply to you is, obviously, I'm a loyal team player. I will go where my bosses tell me to go.

Today in coaching, it's a two-way street. They can fire you whenever they want. Bottom line: It's all about what you can do to better yourself professionally. This is a better move.

TV critics came after me for overhyping LeBron. A lot of people don't know this, but I didn't want to do the game. I told ESPN, 'We're making this kid into something special.' I always follow orders, whatever my people want me to do.

A winner is someone who can look in the mirror at the end of the day and say in pursuit of my goal and dreams I gave my best.