Much to my mom’s credit, she said, “Yes, you can.” It didn’t matter to her that no other women were doing it at the time. It didn’t matter to her that there was a double standard. It just mattered that her daughter had a dream and she was going to help her pursue that.
BETH MOWINSFor years, more women were steered toward the studio or toward being a reporter. If that’s what you want to do and that’s what you love – by all means, go do it. That’s OK to be ambitious and do things that are out of the norm if that’s the route you want to take.
More Beth Mowins Quotes
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For years, more women were steered toward the studio or toward being a reporter. If that’s what you want to do and that’s what you love – by all means, go do it. That’s OK to be ambitious and do things that are out of the norm if that’s the route you want to take.
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If more women would watch women’s sports on TV it would urge [TV] executives to put more on.
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I have really tried my best to ignore any double standard. I can’t control the expectations of other people. I can control my attitude and my energy, and that’s always been very positive.
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Initially, the only thing that mattered to me – I was too young to understand the politics of the day – was that there was a woman who was covering the NFL.
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Growing up knowing that I wanted to be a sportscaster and knowing that the best school in the country was right in my back yard,
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In most instances, at all costs, do NOT check a bag. Especially during the holiday season.
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You have more flexibility to switch flights, switch airlines or even leave the airport and get a rental car to drive to your next destination. If the airline has your bag, they also have you.
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Hopefully, there isn’t any adjustment at all in terms of what I am doing and what I’m preparing. Obviously, there’s going to be goose bumps. There’s gonna be an adrenaline rush.
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We don’t have a rooting interest. We have an interest in watching people excel and then coming up with creative ways to describe it.
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I’ve come to understand over the years that you’re not going to please everybody. Some people are not interested in seeing a woman in the role of a broadcaster.
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You always have to go for bigger and better things.
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It’s a chance to break through some barriers by showing what you can do, as opposed to telling people what you can do. That’s the approach I prefer to take: Let me prove to you that a woman is capable of doing this. Then, hopefully, you won’t have to ask that question ever again.
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I always knew I wanted to do it [broadcast]. I was always playing [sports] and I talked a lot too.
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We’re already seeing women breaking down those barriers in what was once male-dominated. There are opportunities for women to fill those roles.
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Don’t be afraid to ask people ‘why,’ ‘what if.’ Don’t be afraid to attack your career. Get in the game, don’t stay on the sidelines.
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