She also served as a reporter for NBA games. What was really gratifying is that a woman has never had this role in network television, and nobody made a big deal of it. I love basketball, but I was never sure an opportunity like this would present itself. You're only as good as your last game. You have to strive every time you go on camera for excellence and believe that nothing short of that is acceptable.
Communication is the bottom line.
I'm not going to let someone else's agenda, prejudices or small-mindedness keep me from doing my job. You can't control what people's attitudes are towards you, you can't control the way they think about women, but what you can control is your reaction. I would say there are still definitely areas to conquer, and I'm certain that they will be at some point. It's just a natural evolution of the ways things have gone and the opportunities that have increased for women. I had a problem as far as long-term relationships because a lot of the men I dated weren't secure with what I was doing.