Well, folks. That’s the greatest open in the history of television — bar none!
AL MICHAELSWe live in this world of tweeting, and social media, and anti-social media, and all the rest, so no matter what you say, there is going to be what people say is a firestorm. I don’t know what a firestorm is.
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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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There are a number of teams that would become vastly improved with Drew Bledsoe.
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Those three words, Monday Night Football, resonate like no other.
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It was the Buffalo Bills at the Minnesota Vikings on NBC. It went to about five markets.
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It’s the bane of both the news and sports businesses, both electronic and print.
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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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The other is the Yankees. You love the Yankees or you hate the Yankees.
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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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As a kid growing up, I was so in sync as a fan that that served me well through the years. I can feel the game.
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You want the lyrics to match the melody, because if you are composing a song or recording a song, it’s cacophonous if they don’t match.
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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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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 I try to match where the game is with my inflection, with my – the tonal quality, with getting excited.
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We live in this world of tweeting, and social media, and anti-social media, and all the rest, so no matter what you say, there is going to be what people say is a firestorm. I don’t know what a firestorm is.
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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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