Quotes from Skip Bayless

Chris Paul, president of the NBA Players Association, can lead an entire league but can't lead his team when it really counts.

I'm perfectly fine with Pacquiao the Christian wanting to separate Mayweather from his senses.

If the NFL can keep getting away with forcing players to wait three years out of high school before they're drafted - three! - the NCAA should be made to do away with its rules against paying players beyond room, board and tuition. I'm not talking about some token, $2,000-a-year 'spending money' stipend for every player.

I haven't watched one second of 'First Take' since I walked off that set.

Durant has developed a LeBron Complex, sounding like he wants to be his best buddy LeBron as well as beat him.

I didn't have a curfew and always slept at friends' houses, but on Sundays, Mom dragged me to church. It was the best thing she did for me. I was moved just to be there and to feel God had a plan for me.

Why did John Elway not come back for a shot at a third Super Bowl? He just had had enough.

At the risk of damaging the 'First Take' ratings, the God's truth is I do not hate LeBron James. I actually like the man, who seems as close to being a role model as any superstar can be. He seems to be a good father and husband with a sharing, caring heart.

When you watch Chris Paul on the playoff stage, you often sense he is fighting two battles, one against his nature and one against his opponent.

I'm a communist, man. I'm going to break the rules.

I certainly could be wrong, but I don't believe God decides athletic competitions.

You see far more swings and misses on can't-miss football recruits than basketball blue chips.

When the NBA first resorted to it in 1979, I must admit I thought it was a circus rule, the equivalent of asking players to be shot out of cannons or swallow swords, something borrowed from the stepchild ABA with its red, white and blue basketballs. A 3-point line? The beautiful game of basketball didn't need a clown shot.

I do an hour of cardio every day without fail, and I lift on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

I grew up a Cowboys fan, attending my first game in 1960, the first year of their existence.

When Durant was in college, I predicted on 'First Take' he would lead the NBA in scoring and began calling him my favorite player.

I've worked with some people and they turn, they become that image on TV and they're lost in it, lost in who they are. It scares me. I want to stay me, preserve my soul.

I want to win every debate and I think I do.

Sometimes I feel like the easiest target in sports.

Image and privacy are still everything to Jordan, who has rarely if ever let the outside world see or hear the real Michael.

I'm LeBron's 'No. 1 Critic' and his 'Biggest Hater.' I feel a little like Shailene Woodley's character in 'Divergent.' The government is going to eliminate me because I don't fit in.

Ever the coach's dream, Tebow embraced the role of punt protector.

I like fast cars, and I always have.

If you know me at all, I'm stubbornly proud to a fault.