Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
“Sometimes you tell stories, sometimes you stay quiet... and sometimes you leave the country.”
Watch broadcasting great and master storyteller Mary Carillo deliver her unforgettable induction speech at the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
With her signature wit and warmth, Mary pays tribute to her mentor Billie Jean King and fellow inductee Roger Federer, recalls picking up her very first tennis racket after winning a childhood fishing contest, reads a hilarious original poem honoring the sport's greatest rivalries, and shares her elemental rules for a lifetime in sports broadcasting.
“Sometimes you tell stories, sometimes you stay quiet... and sometimes you leave the country.”
Watch broadcasting great and master storyteller Mary Carillo deliver her unforgettable induction speech at the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
With her signature wit and warmth, Mary pays tribute to her mentor Billie Jean King and fellow inductee Roger Federer, recalls picking up her very first tennis racket after winning a childhood fishing contest, reads a hilarious original poem honoring the sport's greatest rivalries, and shares her elemental rules for a lifetime in sports broadcasting.
