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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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" 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. "

" Sports is part of the pop culture landscape in this country, just like music and television and movies. "

" We all idolize sports figures, and we see them fall from grace. You just truly never know anybody anymore. "

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

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

" The NFL has captured the casual fan. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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 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 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. "

" Everybody has a corporate structure. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Good late-night humor can work at any time of the day. "

" 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? "

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

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

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

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

" 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 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. "

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