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" A lot of people like to justify women's supporting role in sports media by saying, 'Well, they've never played the game, so they just aren't qualified to speak about it.' "

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" I make funny videos. I hate saying I'm a comedian because then people stick their finger in your face and demand you tell a joke. But the other thing people call me is 'a YouTube sensation,' which is even worse. "

Katie Nolan

People

Hate

" My grandmother is 82, and some days she doesn't even put her teeth in. "

" I would love to learn how to start my own production company and start it in Boston. "

" I was like, 'I want to start a blog to get my ideas out and keep my brain working so in five years I'm not an idiot.' "

" My dad likes to tease me over this. We weren't there at Fenway, and it wasn't a consequential game, but Trot Nixon let a ball go through his legs, and from that moment on, I hated Trot Nixon. Really irrational. Based in nothing. But did not like him. "

Katie Nolan

Nothing

Moment

" I try to limit my time with Michael Davies to as little as possible per week, and he is pretty good with that, since he has a bazillion things to do. When I do see him, I try not to talk about dental work or anything like that because I know the Brits get very sensitive. "

" I'm so jealous of people who in second grade knew what they wanted to do. "

" 'Guyism' wanted a daily video series. They told me they were planning on hiring a girl and then hiring someone to write all her jokes. Then they figured it would be easier just to get me, so they offered me $750 a month to do it, which turned into an offer to move to New York and do it full-time for $30,000 a year. "

" My first sales assessment, they tell you your strong points, and they told me I was the emotional salesman, the one who could really connect with people by making them feel comfortable. Once someone told me that, I couldn't get past how manipulative it made me feel. "

Katie Nolan

Feel

Past

" I think the vision for FOX is to have a network full of people who have opinions as opposed to people who say news. If my message doesn't fit in, but I get that platform, then I'm reaching the people who most need to hear it. "

" I live in New York City, but I live in Hoboken because it's cheaper there, and I can own a condo. "

" I have no other network to compare it to, but FOX has treated me lovely. "

" Don't let... anybody in the Cowboys organization fool you into thinking they support Greg Hardy. They don't. They support sacks. "

" There are a lot of interesting differences between Boston and New York in general, and I think they're sort of heightened in Long Island. "

" Women in sports television are allowed to read headlines, patrols sidelines, and generally facilitate conversation for their male colleagues. Sometimes, they even let us monitor the Internet from a couch. "

Katie Nolan

Sports

Colleagues

" I am not going to say I have never spoken with Bill Simmons because I have. I respect him greatly. "

" The truth is, the NFL will never respect women and their opinions as long as the media it answers to doesn't. I'm ready when you are, Fox. "

" It is very easy to try to type cosmopolitan.com and accidentally type foxsports.com, if you just got your nails done. "

" Am I the next Bill Simmons? I don't think so. I haven't built a media property. He's the best at finding voices he likes and paying people money to work for him. "

" Not every woman goes to sporting events to find men, but 2-3 percent of women do. "

" I miss Boston so much and want to get back there someday. "

" When I review my contract, it is to make sure that I am not going to get in trouble or not paid. Then afterward, people say, 'Did you make sure they gave you a green room,' and I'm like, 'No, I didn't get any of the cool stuff.' "

" It's an interesting dynamic living in New York in general as a Boston fan. It's kind of fun that way. It's fun to be the contrarian when everyone hates you as long as your team is winning. "

" Garbage time is that time at the end of the game when the points don't really matter, and nothing you do can really affect the overall outcome, but the rookies usually get a chance to play on the big stage. "

" I love meeting new people. "

" I'd get home at 3:30 A.M. from the bar after my shift ended at 1. I'd write jokes, film it, and then sleep. So I did that for two years. "

" I make sort-of funny videos for the Internet that are watched by a handful of people. "

" I was bartending in Boston five, six nights a week, living in my grandmother's condo. By the way, I'm a really good bartender - that's the only skill I can confidently say I have. "

" I wanted to go to school for public relations, and I also wanted to minor in dance. And Hofstra had two really good programs for both of those, so that's why I ended up there. "

" I'm sure you're used to hearing that when people get to Long Island for the first time, it's a bit of a shock to the system. But I found Long Island people very endearing. "