American - Journalist | June 24, 1969 -
I'd call the play-by-play of the action when me and my friends played street ball.
Rich Eisen
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Right before I left ESPN, someone suggested doing a NFL story in the spring. The person was laughed out of the room.
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Sports is part of the pop culture landscape in this country, just like music and television and movies.
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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.
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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.
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The days of a tennis champion as a gender rights leader are over.
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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.'
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I'm living the dream, man.
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Sports is the ultimate escape, the ultimate in reality programming. It's true drama. You really don't know what's going to happen.
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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.
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The NFL has captured the casual fan.
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I realized early on in my life that I couldn't hit the curve or throw the 50-yard post pattern, so talking about it would be my way in.
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