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I think the Cowboys are one of only two teams in all of sports that engender love and hate to that extreme. The other is the Yankees. You love the Yankees or you hate the Yankees.

~Al Michaels

Topics: Cowboys Extreme Hate Love Love And Hate Only Other Sports Teams Think Two Yankees You I Think

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Condoleezza Rice, the national security adviser, is right there... she's in town because her father was at Johnson Smith College... and she was delivering a speech there.

~Al Michaels

Topics: Adviser Because College Condoleezza Delivering Father Her Johnson National National Security Rice Right Security She Smith Speech Town

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I will never repeat something verbatim on the air unless I know it's accurate. And when you go to the source, sometimes there's a better story beyond the original story. That happens all the time.

~Al Michaels

Topics: Accurate Air Better Beyond Go Happens Know Never Original Repeat Something Sometimes Source Story Time Unless Will You

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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.

~Al Michaels

Topics: Because Been Course Extremely Football Had Lot Monday Monday Night Night Novelty People Prime Something Special Sports Started Thought Time Well Work Worked

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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.

~Al Michaels

Topics: Again Contention December Discussed January Nobody Off-Season Out See Something Sure Teams Wants Will

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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.

~Al Michaels

Topics: Able Age Any Back Career Freak Going He Lose Nature Over Pounding Running Step Take Time

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I still believe Emmitt has enough left in the tank to be a productive back over the next couple of seasons.

~Al Michaels

Topics: Back Believe Couple Enough Left Next Over Productive Seasons Still Tank

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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.

~Al Michaels

Topics: About Always Bay Bowl Cowboys Dallas Dallas Cowboys Dominant Either Fact Francisco Funny Green Green Bay Number People Playoffs Rail San San Francisco Seeing Super Super Bowl Teams Who

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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.

~Al Michaels

Topics: Any Bad Discussing Dominant Enjoy Game Good People Teams Then Whether

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The Miami Dolphins have to be taken seriously. Here's a team that seems to be jelling.

~Al Michaels

Topics: Dolphins Here Miami Seems Seriously Taken Team

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Entertainer

Born: November 12th, 1944

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