Quotes from Colin Cowherd

Let me tell you something, I'm a big believer, when it comes to quarterbacks and point guards: Who's your dad? Who's your dad?

Point guard is like the quarterback. It's an IQ-judgment position. The great ones are not about themselves. They're about the others.

Quarterback in the NFL is a public position.

Andy Reid really dominated the NFC with Donovan McNabb as his best quarterback, got to a Super Bowl. Then he goes to the AFC, wins with Alex Smith. He's won with five or six quarterbacks.

Defense wins at every level.

A lot of these coaches, they're almost like military leaders, and the media is the enemy. Football coaches are just wired tight.

I want to create this really smart, thoughtful podcast network where I do for young people what somebody did for me.

Joe Burrow's self-esteem - and this is really important - is tied to what Joe Burrow thinks of himself. It is about confidence, focus, judgement, maturity.

I can be harsh but I don't think I'm mean.

When I poked Baker Mayfield in the ribs - police video, height - poked him in the ribs, kind of a reach. Oh, it bothered him. He fired back every time. Every time. Because Baker was not ready to go from best college team to lousy NFL team. That's a certain level maturity and self-esteem that few have.

New York is a highly educated city. People who are educated generally go to college. People who go to college who are men love college football.

Hockey is no longer a big four. It's football, basketball, baseball and soccer. Now, I'm not talking MLS. I'm talking COPA, World Cup, men's, women's, MLS, youth... and there's a lot of reasons for it.

I hurt people with my words and I regret that.

I have high hopes for my kids, and I'll defend them to the death.

Tom Brady is the two best quarterbacks of all time.

Tom Brady is fun and happy. Boston is cranky and intense.

Tom Brady is aspirational. He married a supermodel. He's creating a global brand. He has houses in Costa Rica, Montana. Tom's always been about growth and evolving. That's not Boston.

Sometimes my tone stinks.

A sports writer who covers baseball could go up to Tony La Russa and have a real baseball argument, and Tony would listen and it would seem reasonable.

It's baseball. You don't think a general manager can manage? Like it's impossible? The game is too complex? I've never bought into that, 'Baseball's just too complex.' Really? A third of the sport is from the Dominican Republic.

Do I think John Wall has grown up? Absolutely. Do I think he was immature when he broke into the league? Absolutely.

Well, I came from a small little town on the beach - Grayland, a town of about 1,000 people. I was the quarterback and a basketball player at Ocosta High School. It was a great community to grow up in.

Baseball is like any sport. It's mostly instincts.

Bob Rondeau - he'll never know this - but he was so instrumental. He is a legend to me and had a major impact in my life.