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Al Michaels

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Quotes by Al Michaels

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I’ve always felt that I’m in a spontaneous business and if you script something, if you plan something, it will sound that way.
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If there are dominant teams, people enjoy discussing whether that’s good or bad for the game, and if there aren’t any dominant teams, then people enjoy discussing that.
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As a kid growing up, I was so in sync as a fan that that served me well through the years. I can feel the game. And I try to match where the game is with my inflection, with my – the tonal quality, with getting excited.
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The Miami Dolphins have to be taken seriously. Here’s a team that seems to be jelling.
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When dealing in the technology, it becomes a question of whether you overuse something. I think that’s worse than having something technologically available to you and not using it.
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It’s funny, but when there are dominant teams, there are a number of people who rail about the fact that they’re always seeing the Dallas Cowboys or the San Francisco 49ers or the Green Bay either in the playoffs or in the Super Bowl.
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It’s the bane of both the news and sports businesses, both electronic and print – ‘You heard it here first!’ Who cares? That’s nothing but a vanity play. If it’s not right, it’s garbage.
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There are some things in life where it’s better to receive than to give, and massage is one of them.
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Well, folks. That’s the greatest open in the history of television – bar none!
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I’ve always felt that the game itself is pretty much a melody and I am there to provide the lyrics. You want the lyrics to match the melody, because if you are composing a song or recording a song, it’s cacophonous if they don’t match.
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