I don't think the love affair with the Olympics has changed one iota. What you're asking with an Olympics is for people to give up every night for two weeks of their lives, and they have to be given reasons to do that. |
I saw Al and told him I was hiring Fred. That's when it really hit him. |
I think our country right now is going through some pretty tough times, some pretty negative times ? whether it be Iraq, whether it be the economy, whether it be the scandals in Washington. I think America is just going to embrace these kids, their positive attitude, their winning performances. |
I was just swept away with how that sounded. It just rolls off your mouth. |
I was stunned to see that space. |
I'm like a kid in a candy store. |
It was the highest television rating in that entire 24-hour period. |
John is much more than a football legend, he's an American icon, ... He is the only sports television talent who resonates across all ages - kids grow up today playing his video game and watching him on TV, as their fathers grew up watching him on NFL sidelines every Sunday. |
Just adding Dick Button is a major plus. |
Now he's got the best of both worlds. |
Sterling made an enormous impression on us at his audition. He has always been unafraid to speak his mind and will bring strong, informed opinions to the show. He has tremendous on-air chemistry with Bob, Cris and Jerome and is the ideal choice to complete our 'Football Night in America' team. I can't wait to get started this fall. |
Story is a driving force of anything in sports and entertainment. Not having the playoffs play out in front of the large audience as they had done in the past I think was one factor. |
The amazing thing about Bode is that unlike anybody else skiing today, he's going to ski all five disciplines during the Games. He'll be a story through the entirety of the Games. |
The bottom line is we did not deliver the goods with that league, ... This sport (arena football) is well organized at the grass roots level, operations and players, rules and regulations ... all those things that were part of us tripping ourselves up a year ago with the XFL. |
The first thing I said to Susan in the emergency room was, 'Honey, you're just going to have to realize that we were blessed to have 14 incredible years with Teddy. He's gone.' |