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" I have a competitive streak. "
Rich Eisen
Competitive
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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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" 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. "
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" The days of a tennis champion as a gender rights leader are over. "
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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. "
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" The NFL has captured the casual fan. "
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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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" 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 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 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. "
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Sports
Culture
" What better way to have somebody promote their movie, their show, or their album than to come on in a relaxed, easy environment and show their fans that they are just like them? "
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" We all idolize sports figures, and we see them fall from grace. You just truly never know anybody anymore. "
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" I am definitely not the first person with a sports program to have a Hollywood star come on, but I don't know of any that does it as a staple of the program, which is something we are trying to do. "
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" I'd call the play-by-play of the action when me and my friends played street ball. "
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Me
Call
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" I'm living the dream, man. "
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Man
Living
" 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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" 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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" 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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" Nothing is better than getting sick kids better. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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