I'm proud of what I look like. I'm proud that I look like my mom.
I want to know about what makes an athlete tick.
I'm proud of being Hispanic.
I've always been around dudes and sports.
I know I'll be under a spotlight, I know I'll be under the microscope.
Constantly there's a credibility issue; you're judged on how you look. If you look good, people assume you aren't credible. It's a battle you'll always fight if you're on TV and a female.
I was so afraid that the athletes wouldn't talk to me because I'm a woman.
There's that initial reticence for some athletes to take you seriously.
My mom died when I was 8.
When I found out I got this job, I cried, of course - I'm a girly-girl - and then I called my dad, and he cried, too. On so many levels, this is a thrill for me.
And that Michael Irvin would care more about his wardrobe than I would?
When I'm anchoring, I miss chasing stories in the field.
I grew up watching Monday Night Football with Howard Cosell and the other guys with my dad.
So my dad raised me, and he's a huge football fan.
I'm comfortable with my femininity, and I don't try to change what I look like just because I'm reporting on football at the end of the night.
And I'm proud of what I do as a professional, too.
Being attractive and being credible can and do go together.
You mean the fact that Tom Arnold would spend more time with the hair and makeup people than I would?
We're starting to push the envelope in terms of the expectations, and you can also have your own style, personality and sense of humor, because now we're allowed to.
I've always been the only girl in those environments. It's comfortable for me - I prefer it, actually.
