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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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" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" I try to ask the questions I think fans want to hear and just have a good, relaxed conversation. "

" 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. "

" I love 'Game of Thrones' just as much as I love watching the NFL; I think a lot of fans do, too. "

" 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. "

" Everybody has a corporate structure. "

" Wednesday is always a ramp-up day during Super Bowl week. This is the day that players who didn't make the big game always appear or arrive in the Super Bowl city to hawk their wares or promote a sponsor, so that's why NFL Network always holds the bulk of their coverage from Radio Row at the Super Bowl Media Center. "

" 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. "

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

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

" The NFL has captured the casual fan. "

" There are hundreds of millions of people on dating apps every day, but apparently, no such apps cater solely to sports fans. "

" People are tuning in for one reason and one reason only: to find out what's happened. That's what took me a very long time at 'SportsCenter' to figure out. "

" I don't think people are keen to have Coldplay tell me about Cam Newton's red zone option. "

" 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. "

" Sports is the ultimate escape, the ultimate in reality programming. It's true drama. You really don't know what's going to happen. "

" 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. "

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

" It's my job to take the fans sitting at home on their couch and put them in my shoes. "

" I'd call the play-by-play of the action when me and my friends played street ball. "

" 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 love having the ability to do podcasts because of the long format, informality, and the opportunity to decide what is said, how the show is laid out, and who the guests are. "

" When I'm at the game, I try to put the fans into my shoes. I'm snapping pictures right and left. "

" 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? "

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

" 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. "