Al Michaels
Al Michaels
Alan Richard "Al" Michaelsis an American television sportscaster...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSportscaster
Date of Birth12 November 1944
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
running years careers
Any time a running back reaches the age of 31 or 32, he has to lose a step. No one is a freak of nature. No one is going to be able to take the pounding a running back has to take over a 10- or 12-year career and not lose a step.
growing-up kids years
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.
entire hearing living looking miss rocky song southern tennessee top
Living here in southern California, I'll miss hearing Rocky Top for an entire week at the end of December. I was actually looking forward to it. Tennessee has a better fight song than Nebraska.
game lion next people preparing season starts
I won't be part of anything that distracts from our telecast. We are preparing to do a game that about 100 mil- lion people will watch. That is all we are doing. Next season starts next week.
people
People know me from a hockey game, from an earthquake, from the O.J case.
nbc series
I did the 1972 Sapporo Games, and I was also the Reds announcer and was folded into the NBC coverage for the 1972 World Series. I also did the 1979 World Series for ABC.
supposed
But we're not supposed to talk anything besides football.
creature home monday staying
I feel like I'm a creature of Monday night. I'm home and I'm staying home,
extremely football monday night people prime special sports time work worked
Monday Night Football started in 1970, and when it started, it was something extremely special because sports had not been aired in prime time. So, it was a novelty, and a lot of people thought it wouldn't work, and, of course, it worked spectacularly well.
contention december discussed teams wants
Nobody wants to see teams out of contention showcased in December and January. I'm sure this is something that will be discussed again this off-season.
call tough
This was as tough a call as I've had to make. It wasn't 80-20, it was 51-49.
football time
When it comes down to it, I'm thinking about football all the time. When I'm on the golf course, I'm thinking about it. It's never out of your brain.
thinking technology available
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.
couple believe next
I still believe Emmitt has enough left in the tank to be a productive back over the next couple of seasons.