There wasn't a dry eye in the room after ESPN anchor Stuart Scott delivered an emotionally gripping, yet vulnerable speech about his battle with cancer Wednesday night at the ESPY Awards.

When the 48-year-old "SportsCenter" host was presented with the Jimmy V Perseverance Award, he opened up about his ongoing battle with cancer in a riveting acceptance speech that made the audience laugh, cry and stand to their feet.

Before Scott approached the podium, a video documenting his treatments and journey showed footage of him looking drained, while struggling to crack a smile.

"I'm not losing. I'm still here fighting," he said in the short film, reports The Hollywood Reporter.

When it was over, the sports journalist began his address with a funny quip about "24" actor Kiefer Sutherland, who presented him with the award.

"Jack Bauer saved the world, and he introduced me!" Scott said to laughter.

During the address, the commentator revealed intimate information about a recent stint in the hospital.

"I just got out of the hospital; I had four surgeries in the span of seven days," he said bringing the Nokia Theatre to a silence. "I had tubes running through every part of my body. As of Sunday, I didn't even know if I could make it here."

The sports anchor went on to admit that it is not always easy to remain positive and keep pressing on in the fight against the deadly disease, which he was diagnosed with in 2007, according to The Huffington Post.

"I couldn't fight," he said. "But the doctors and nurses could; the people that I loved and my friends and family, they could. This whole fight, this journey thing, is not a solo venture, this is something that requires support.

"When you die, that does not mean that you lose to cancer. You beat cancer by how you lived, why you lived and in the manner in which you lived," Scott said. "So live. Live. Fight like hell. And when you get too tired to fight, then lay down and rest and let somebody else fight for you."

To conclude, Scott thanked his two daughters for inspiring him to want to live and asked his younger daughter to join him onstage.

"The best thing I've ever done, the best thing I will ever do is be a dad to Taelor and Sydni," he said of his children. "I can't ever give up because I can't leave my daughters. I love you girls more than I will ever be able to express. You are my heartbeat. I am standing on this stage tonight because of you."

Watch Scott's speech below.