As ESPN anchor Stuart Scott boarded an airplane traveling to his Monday Night Football broadcast location, little did he know that his stomach ache would forever change his life. The following day his appendix had to be immediately removed, and days later a doctor told Scott he had cancer. After presenting The Jimmy V Award at the 2008 ESPYs with ABC colleague Robin Roberts who is also battling the disease, the normally charismatic SportsCenter host opened up about his darkest moments. Below is an edited transcript of Scott's July 26th conversation with ESPN's Graham Bensinger. Graham Bensinger: Tell me about presenting the Jimmy V Award at the ESPYs. Stuart Scott: I've been supporting the Jimmy V Foundation since 1995 or 1996. I go down to the golf tournament every year which is in North Carolina where I grew up. When I was a news reporter back in Raleigh in 1988 - 1990, I used to cover Jim Valvano. He was really good to me. His wife was really good to me. Even though he was a North Carolina State man and that went against all credo that they teach us at North Carolina, I really liked him. So it affected me when he got sick and passed away. The biggest reason why it was so meaningful this year is because both Robin Roberts and I have had to battle cancer. Robin had Breast Cancer. I had Appendiceal Cancer -- my appendix was cancerous. Robin went through about six to eight months of chemotherapy and radiation. I went through six m ...
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