10 of my favorite quotes from Myron Cope

Here are my favorite famous quotes from long-time Pittsburgh Steelers Announcer Myron Cope, who invented the terrible towel, died today 2/27/08...he was 79.

1. "If that boy billionaire thinks he can shut me up, he should stick his head in a can of paint." Steelers announcer Myron Cope, after Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder sent someone into the broadcast booth during a game to tell Cope to stop referring to his team as the "Wash Redfaces" (2000). ~Myron Cope
   
   
2. "I was freelance writing for Sports Illustrated and other magazines," he says, "and the program director at WTAE radio said, 'We'd like you to do commentary for us.' I said, 'Don't try to kid me. I've heard my voice on tape.' And he said, 'That's okay. Obnoxious voices are coming into style.'" ~Myron Cope
   
   
3. "I didn't like having to say 'I don't know,'" ~Myron Cope
   
   
4. "Once people become inured to my voice, they listen to the content." ~Myron Cope
   
   
5. "If the football team stinks, I'll say, 'They stink." ~Myron Cope
   
   
6. “People may think I'm senile, but I ain't. I thought I was a celebrity.” ~Myron Cope
   
   
7. "To me, the thing I am most proud of is my credibility. I've always guarded it ... I want people to believe that if I say something, I know what I'm talking about, or at least partially, and that's what I believe" ~Myron Cope
   
   
8. "He ran straight to me in the corner, and I'm yelling, 'C'mon Franco, c'mon on!," ~Myron Cope
   
   
9. (on the current state of sports journalism) Nowadays, you find the dirt, you put it in print. It's writing for the sake of profit. I hear this excuse from the practitioners of this crap that "we only give the public what they want." That's a lot of bull. It's an abdication of responsibility. ~Myron Cope
   
   
10. (referring to the Cincinnati Bengals) The Bungles have lived up to their name once again! ~Myron Cope