QUOTE:
“Spanning the globe, to bring you the constant variety of sport – the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.”
Famed intro to ABC's Wide World of Sports
Voiced by host Jim McKay (1921-2008)
Written by producer Roone Arledge and first used in 1961
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COUNTERQUOTE:
“We’ll bring you the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat – and, because we've got soccer highlights, the sheer pointlessness of a zero-zero tie.”
Actor Josh Charles, playing sportscaster Dan Rydell
In the American comedy TV series Sports Night, 1998
