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" I have acute myeloid leukemia, an aggressive type of cancer. The typical prognosis is 3-6 months to live, but I would like to stress that is for a patient who is not receiving treatment. "

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" People come up to me and say somebody in their family has cancer, and we appreciate what you do, and we appreciate your fight, and don't give up, we love your attitude. "

Craig Sager

People

Love

Fight

" If I've learned anything through all of this, it's that each and every day is a canvas waiting to be painted - an opportunity for love, for fun, for living, for learning. "

" I grew up in Batavia, Ill., a small town out in the corn fields, west of Chicago. It was boring. "

" I will continue to keep fighting sucking the marrow out of life as life sucks the marrow out of me. "

" The way you think influences the way you feel, and the way you feel determines how you act. "

" I try not to match too much. You know, if there's a blue coat and a blue shirt and a blue tie, I try to stay away from that. I'd rather have a blue coat and a yellow shirt and a pink tie. I don't like to look too matching. You know those mismatched socks kids wear? That's my idea of a good suit. "

" I have run with the bulls in Pamplona. I have raced with Mario Andretti in Indianapolis. I have climbed the Great Wall of China. I have jumped out of airplanes over Kansas. "

" I try to get there three hours before the game, talk with the ushers and the security guards, the coaches and the fans. "

" I'm grateful to HBO for telling my story, and I'd like to thank everyone for their ongoing support. "

Craig Sager

Story

Grateful

" I am not an expert on time, or on cancer, or on life itself. "

" If you're running around with a negative attitude all the time, you're going to feel down; you're going to have negative results. "

" They wanted to try this outpatient chemo, and I said no problem. I was adamant. I didn't want to miss any games. It's where I'm supposed to be, and I wanted to be there. "

" As a young boy, I had the usual hobbies - sports, baseball cards, model airplanes and trains. But I always had a distinct fascination with trains. "

" Time is something that cannot be bought; it cannot be wagered with God, and it is not in endless supply, Time is simply how you live your life. "

" When doctors tell you that you have three weeks to live, you try to live a lifetime of moments in three weeks. But you say, 'To hell with three weeks.' "

" I can't even use a can opener. I'm mechanically challenged. I ripped off two thumbnails trying to change kids' bicycle chains. "

" Something that I've always been. Always lively. I don't want to be dull. "

" I'm a kid from the small Illinois town of Batavia, who grew up on the Chicago Cubs and made sports his life's work, although there's never been a day where it actually seemed like work. "

" Nobody knows how long they have left on Earth. There's no guarantees, and for me, when they tell you - not once, twice, three times - 'You've got a couple weeks to live,' or a couple months, you have to determine how you want to do that. "

" I will live my life full of love and full of fun. It's the only way I know how. "

" I look forward to continuing my work on the sidelines for Turner Sports. "

" I will never give up, and I will never give in. "

Craig Sager

Will

Never Give Up

" I always see the glass half full. I see the beauty in others, and I see the hope for tomorrow. If we don't have hope and faith, we have nothing. "

" So many times, when you're doing a job, you feel like you're a nuisance at times to people, intruding on their space when you ask them questions; maybe they don't want to deal with you at the time. And now, it's, 'Hey, welcome, where's Craig?' Whereas, now, it's kind of different. "

" I've never had one of those middle of the nights when I go, 'Why me?' or 'I don't know if I can keep fighting like this.' No. Those thoughts don't even enter my mind. "

" Everyone has to face obstacles. Everybody has to face hurdles. It's what you do with those that determines how successful you're going to be. "

" Krista's got a great boyfriend; they've been going together for years. I want to be around to walk her down the aisle. "

" Vice President Biden had recently launched the 'Cancer Moonshots', a campaign to finally eradicate cancer across humanity. He had lost his eldest son, Beau, in 2015, to brain cancer, and the ESPYs gave him a platform to raise awareness. "

" Sports are in my soul. That's what drives me. "

Craig Sager

Soul

Drives

" Sports are supposed to be fun, and so I have fun with the way I dress. "