Quotes from Samantha Ponder

One of the things I have learned is some of the most judgmental people have been other moms, and there have also been a ton of moms who have been very supportive and encouraging.

Scout has been on 95 flights before she was 1 years old. I remember in the beginning I felt guilty.

I know many women in this industry have to deal with men who are belittling, unsupportive or even inappropriate.

My dad was a high school and college coach, and in my house my dad muted sideline reporters because he wasn't interested in what they had to say.

Sideline reporting was a great way to be a part of the game and develop relationships, but it's no big secret that it's relatively limiting.

I was always the sideline reporter or something similar to that - which is essentially, but this isn't always true, the 'woman's job.'

I still get a rush of adrenaline after a big game, but the older I get, the more I laugh at the days when I was nervous to interview an athlete or coach.

Charles Barkley is always a good interview because he's honest.

There is no such thing as replacing Chris Berman, but the chance to build on his incredible legacy while simultaneously taking new risks to serve NFL fans is the opportunity of a lifetime.

We were wearing jeans and t-shirts, and we just decided to drive to the courthouse and get married. We went to Arby's and had lunch - that's always been like one of my favorite places - so we decided to celebrate our holy matrimony with some roast beef.

There is such a stigma on both sides of being a working mother, and you can fall into the trap of what you think everyone else thinks you should be doing instead of what your instincts and standards say you should do.

I spent so much time on the field while my dad had practices growing up that I actually developed a pretty good arm playing catch with my sister.

The sexist comments are simply the low hanging fruit for any critic of a woman on TV. 'I don't know what to do with my dislike for this woman so let me just tell her to get in the kitchen.' Well I love the kitchen, that's where all the food is.

I had friends from Somalia and Eritrea and all these different counties, and I was getting to learn about people that I would have never known anything about.

We are not cool at all. We are probably the most lame couple ever.

Yes, I did move to New York when I was eighteen to do sports broadcasting. I didn't know how I was going to do it, so I got a job at ESPN Zone, thinking I would meet people in the business. People give me a hard time for it, but they don't realize that they shot 'Sports Reporter' there and that folks from ESPN and ABC were in there all the time.

It's so important for young girls see that it's not weird for girls to understand what happens in the red zone. It's not rocket science. For a lot of the girls that I grew up around, that's common knowledge.

Like any woman in the public eye, I get a considerable number of sexist/misogynistic tweets from people.

I have so much respect for women that are full-time moms in the house. It's such a difficult job.

At the end of the day, I thought to myself, 'What do I want to be doing?' And yes, I want to be a part of this industry and in sports broadcasting, but more than anything else I want to be a great mom - the best mom I can be.

There are always going to be some people who are uncomfortable getting any football information from a woman. And honestly, I know that's supposed to bother me, but it doesn't, really.

I'm abundantly aware of the undeserved goodness of God I've experienced early in life. Especially when it comes to the health of my children and loved ones.

If somebody would have told me as a kid that when I was 30, I'd get to cover the Phoenix Suns for my local station, I would have thought I had made it.

I really enjoy hosting, not necessarily because it provides more airtime, but because it allows me to be a part of more substantive discussions.