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title: "2 Night Football Quotes By Al Michaels"
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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-michaels/monday-night-football-started-in-1970-and-when-it-started-it-was/)

[Al Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-michaels/)

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> [Those three words, Monday Night Football, resonate like no other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-michaels/those-three-words-monday-night-football-resonate-like-no-other/)

[Al Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-michaels/)

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## More by Al Michaels

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-michaels/it-s-funny-but-when-there-are-dominant-teams-there-are-a-number-of/)

[Al Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-michaels/)

> [As a kid growing up, I was so in sync as a fan that that served me well through the years. I can feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-michaels/as-a-kid-growing-up-i-was-so-in-sync-as-a-fan-that-that-served-me/)

[Al Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-michaels/)

> [There are a number of teams that would become vastly improved with Drew Bledsoe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-michaels/there-are-a-number-of-teams-that-would-become-vastly-improved-with/)

[Al Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-michaels/)

> [I still believe Emmitt has enough left in the tank to be a productive back over the next couple of seasons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-michaels/i-still-believe-emmitt-has-enough-left-in-the-tank-to-be-a-productive/)

[Al Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-michaels/)

> [You either go through your life working for someone and getting a paycheck - and it can be a damn good paycheck, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-michaels/you-either-go-through-your-life-working-for-someone-and-getting-a/)

[Al Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-michaels/)

> [People know me from a hockey game, from an earthquake, from the O.J case.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-michaels/people-know-me-from-a-hockey-game-from-an-earthquake-from-the-o-j-case/)

[Al Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-michaels/)

> [It was the Buffalo Bills at the Minnesota Vikings on NBC. It went to about five markets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-michaels/it-was-the-buffalo-bills-at-the-minnesota-vikings-on-nbc-it-went-to/)

[Al Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-michaels/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-michaels/i-will-never-repeat-something-verbatim-on-the-air-unless-i-know-it-s/)

[Al Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-michaels/)

> [If I see something dubious, say on a blog or a Web site, and I don't see it anywhere else, I'll just go right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-michaels/if-i-see-something-dubious-say-on-a-blog-or-a-web-site-and-i-don-t/)

[Al Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-michaels/)

> [Well, folks. That's the greatest open in the history of television -- bar none!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-michaels/well-folks-that-s-the-greatest-open-in-the-history-of-television-bar/)

[Al Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-michaels/)

> [Do you believe in miracles?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-michaels/do-you-believe-in-miracles/)

[Al Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-michaels/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-michaels/when-it-comes-down-to-it-i-m-thinking-about-football-all-the-time/)

[Al Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-michaels/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-michaels/when-dealing-in-the-technology-it-becomes-a-question-of-whether-you/)

[Al Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-michaels/)

> [I did the 1972 Sapporo Games, and I was also the Reds announcer and was folded into the NBC coverage for the 1972 World…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-michaels/i-did-the-1972-sapporo-games-and-i-was-also-the-reds-announcer-and/)

[Al Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-michaels/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-michaels/nobody-wants-to-see-teams-out-of-contention-showcased-in-december-and/)

[Al Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-michaels/)

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