When I started, the press credentials said 'No women or children in the press box,' ... There are a lot of things in the workplace that you can attempt to hide, and I could not hide the fact that I was a woman. I was always the only woman in the press box, and they didn't even have ladies rooms.

Lesley Visser

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I don't know if everybody is ready to hear a woman tell them so-and-so is going to run off left tackle. But you know what? They're going to hear it.

ready knows running

I went to the top of the Cotton Bowl by myself, sat down and crie... by Lesley Visser

I went to the top of the Cotton Bowl by myself, sat down and cried.

sat cotton down-and

My schedule has slowed a little. I've cut back on some of my assignments. But I still have the enthusiasm for the sports world that I had 38 years ago.

cutting sports years

The three most important things for a sportscaster are knowledge of the game, a passion for sports and the profession, and the stamina to struggle.

passion struggle sports

For years, I stored my sweaters in the oven. by Lesley Visser

For years, I stored my sweaters in the oven.

ovens sweaters years

What kept me going through all the years? More than anything, the love of and respect for competition. That's what it comes down to for me. That's why I do this.

competition years

Guys do not have a genetic blueprint that allows them to understa... by Lesley Visser

Guys do not have a genetic blueprint that allows them to understand or love sports.

blueprints guy sports

That I've lasted is one of my greatest accomplishments. Maybe my... by Lesley Visser

That I've lasted is one of my greatest accomplishments. Maybe my greatest.

greatest-accomplishment accomplishment

I'm proud of my status as a pioneer in this business. by Lesley Visser

I'm proud of my status as a pioneer in this business.

pioneer status proud business

Everything is working. by Lesley Visser

Everything is working.

working everything

All the cameras shifted from the players to me. by Lesley Visser

All the cameras shifted from the players to me.

shifted players me cameras