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" 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. "

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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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Business

People

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

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Call

Ball

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

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Red

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

Rich Eisen

Head

Camera

" 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. "

" 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 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. "

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

" 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. "

" The O. J. Simpson trial was the launching-off point for a lot of our pop culture and news culture habits and touchstones. "

" I'm living the dream, man. "

" 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 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. "

Rich Eisen

Fun

Myself

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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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Kind

Lost

" Nothing is better than getting sick kids better. "

" 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. "

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

" 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.' "

" 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. "

" 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? "

" 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. "

" I have a competitive streak. "

Rich Eisen

Competitive

Streak

" Nothing trumps good conversation. "