American - Journalist | June 29, 1951 - December 15, 2016
Hope is not just... out in the sky, or accepting the facts or reality. Hope is having optimistic, positive expectations.
Craig Sager
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When you raise kids, you want them to grow up and be successful. If they can grow up and be like you, it's quite flattering.
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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.
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I have wrestled gators in Florida. I have sailed the ocean with Ted Turner. I have swam the oceans in the Caribbean.
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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.'
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When doctors tell you that your only hope for survival is 14 straight days of intense chemotherapy, 24 hours a day, you sit there, and you count down the 336 hours. You see, each day is a blessing.
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I am not an expert on time, or on cancer, or on life itself.
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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.
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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.
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I think my demise has been prematurely reported. That's what I think. I think I'm going take this and make medical history, and I really believe that.
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I'm grateful to HBO for telling my story, and I'd like to thank everyone for their ongoing support.
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I look forward to continuing my work on the sidelines for Turner Sports.
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