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" As a former stand-up comic from my University of Michigan days, the opportunity to participate in a Friars Club roast was bucket-list stuff. "
Rich Eisen
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" When I'm at the game, I try to put the fans into my shoes. I'm snapping pictures right and left. "
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" I'm a fine wine: I just get better with age. Actually, I'm like the Benjamin Button of the Combine. The older I get, the younger I look and feel. "
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" The NFL has captured the casual fan. "
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" The days of the heavyweight champion as civil rights leader are long gone. You think you'd see Ali rolling around on the floor of an ESPN Zone? I don't think so. "
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" I try to ask the questions I think fans want to hear and just have a good, relaxed conversation. "
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" In broadcasting, you're pretty much married to your job. "
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" When I was at ESPN, I would say in April, 'We should be doing something on the NFL,' and they laughed at me. "
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" To be able to come out to Southern California, talk football, and have the ability to also have conversations with celebrities who love football, it's been a dream, and I never once thought, 'Well, this is a lot of pressure.' "
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" I just love hanging out with good company on a great, fun golf course. "
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" There is a lot of information to know, but I prepare for the NFL Draft by coming to work every day. "
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Know
Work
" There's no greater cause in the world than finding cures for our sickest children. And no one does that better than St. Jude because its families never have to worry about paying the hospital for anything. "
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Better
" I don't think people are keen to have Coldplay tell me about Cam Newton's red zone option. "
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" I love 'Game of Thrones' just as much as I love watching the NFL; I think a lot of fans do, too. "
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" The days of a tennis champion as a gender rights leader are over. "
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Tennis
Rights
" I don't want to find out what celebrity X, who is a Browns fan, thinks of the zone blitz scheme. I don't think that's the sort of thing that I would even ask many people when they come on the show; it's very obtuse, even if they are an expert on football. "
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Want
People
Football
" Being a huge football fan, the chance to work for the NFL and do a show combining sports and entertainment is truly a dream come true. "
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Football
Sports
" Everybody is owned by somebody. "
Rich Eisen
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" I just want to have folks be comfortable and just share and have a good conversation. To me, that's kind of a lost art. "
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" I have some guests who get angry when they don't get to talk about sports and have to talk about the project they are promoting. "
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" The O. J. Simpson trial was the launching-off point for a lot of our pop culture and news culture habits and touchstones. "
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" There are hundreds of millions of people on dating apps every day, but apparently, no such apps cater solely to sports fans. "
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" So many people in my business go through W.W.C.D? What Would Costas Do? There are many things that I do on the air that make me think, 'That's not filled with much gravitas right there.' That's part of my style. "
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" The Tuesday before the Super Bowl is all about the media. Well, to be honest, every day at the Super Bowl is about the media, but Tuesday of Super Bowl week is specifically called Media Day. "
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" Right before I left ESPN, someone suggested doing a NFL story in the spring. The person was laughed out of the room. "
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" Sports is the ultimate escape, the ultimate in reality programming. It's true drama. You really don't know what's going to happen. "
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" The Draft is about the re-generation of hope and excitement for teams. Every pick your team makes could be the next Tom Brady. He could be the guy who turns around the fortune of the franchise. "
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" I have a competitive streak. "
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