Al Michaels
Sportscaster
1944-11-12
Al Michaels is an American television sportscaster known for decades of play-by-play coverage across major U.S. sports broadcasts.
Books by Al Michaels
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You Can't Make This Up
Miracles, Memories, and the Perfect Marriage of Sports and Television
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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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The game is No. 1. You are an adjunct to the game. In a studio, there is no game. You are the star. That's why you are there. For the game, you can't go away from the game and beat your chest. People are there to watch the game. You are there to supplement, not to override or overwhelm.
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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.
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