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" By the time I left ESPN in 2003, 'SportsCenter' had become a far different show than the one I initially joined in 1996. "

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" I talk about the NFL Draft on a daily basis because this is the sport I cover - this is the show I do - and I talk about everything that's taking place every single day. "

" Celebrities love the NFL just as much as the guy who paints his face every week. "

" I try to put myself in the position of the fan and the fan in my position. So to be somebody in the stands and be just like everyone else as opposed to having a press pass around my neck is pretty fun. "

" I might have been one of the first 'SportsCenter' anchors that complained that I wrote this great lead-in setting up a highlight, and that as I'm doing it, on camera, the final score is scrolling underneath my head. "

" 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. "

" I realized early on in my life that I couldn't hit the curve or throw the 50-yard post pattern, so talking about it would be my way in. "

" I have a competitive streak. "

" Right before I left ESPN, someone suggested doing a NFL story in the spring. The person was laughed out of the room. "

" I just love hanging out with good company on a great, fun golf course. "

" 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. "

" In broadcasting, you're pretty much married to your job. "

" 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. "

" The days of a tennis champion as a gender rights leader are over. "

" Everybody has a corporate structure. "

" We just have fun with our NFL Draft coverage because we understand that it's a long process, and there can be technical glitches that we don't profess to ignore. During our late coverage of the Draft, we sometimes get slap-happy and distort the heads of our analysts. "

" Nothing is better than getting sick kids better. "

" I'm living the dream, man. "

" A lot of celebrities promote their films to entertainment reporters and feel like they need to entertain them. "

" When I was at ESPN, I would say in April, 'We should be doing something on the NFL,' and they laughed at me. "

" The raw emotion and physical nature of the NFL definitely push a lot of peoples' buttons. It's played once a week, so every game is important. "

" There is a lot of information to know, but I prepare for the NFL Draft by coming to work every day. "

" Italian wines are my favorites. I like a big, booming red wine that blows your taste buds away. "

" In the sports world it's all about argument. It's all about having a hot take. The other person has to have the polar opposite opinion, and you bash them together. To me it is an outlier to have a conversation be the basis of why you are listening. "

" I always thought that first jump from a small market should be as big as possible. But never in my wildest dreams did I think it would be ESPN. "

" 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. "

" The NFL is part of the pop culture landscape, so sports fans don't bat an eye when you stop in the middle of a piece to talk about a new movie. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Thanks to the proliferation of information being consumed on mobile devices and the Internet, management changed 'SportsCenter' from being a show where highlights and storytelling ruled the day to a show where analysts ruled the day. "