Well, folks. That’s the greatest open in the history of television — bar none!
AL MICHAELSIt’s the bane of both the news and sports businesses, both electronic and print.
More Al Michaels Quotes
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When dealing in the technology, it becomes a question of whether you overuse something.
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It’s funny, but when there are dominant teams, there are a number of people who rail about the fact that they’re always seeing the Dallas Cowboys or the San Francisco 49ers or the Green Bay either in the playoffs or in the Super Bowl.
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And if there aren’t any dominant teams, then people enjoy discussing that.
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The Miami Dolphins have to be taken seriously. Here’s a team that seems to be jelling.
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People didn’t know the difference between a blue line and a clothes line.
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I’ve always felt that the game itself is pretty much a melody and I am there to provide the lyrics.
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Any time a running back reaches the age of 31 or 32, he has to lose a step.
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I think the Cowboys are one of only two teams in all of sports that engender love and hate to that extreme.
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If there are dominant teams, people enjoy discussing whether that’s good or bad for the game.
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I’ve always felt that I’m in a spontaneous business and if you script something, if you plan something, it will sound that way.
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Tiger Woods is like a piece of fine art that belongs in the Louvre, and so, too, is Scott Medlock’s painting of Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia…a true masterpiece!
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I still believe Emmitt has enough left in the tank to be a productive back over the next couple of seasons.
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And I try to match where the game is with my inflection, with my – the tonal quality, with getting excited.
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Those three words, Monday Night Football, resonate like no other.
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You heard it here first!’ Who cares? That’s nothing but a vanity play. If it’s not right, it’s garbage.
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