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Marv Albert

(1941) Sports Commentator

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Marv Albert is a sports commentator, best known for Put It in the Book!.

Quick Facts About Marv Albert

Born: June 12, 1941
Profession: Sports Commentator
Notable works: Put It in the Book!

About Marv Albert

Marv Albert is an American former sportscaster. Honored for his work by the Basketball Hall of Fame, he was commonly referred to as "the voice of basketball". From 1967 to 2004, he was also known as "the voice of the New York Knicks". Albert was best known nationally for his work as the lead announcer for both the NBA on NBC and NBA games on TNT. In 2015, he was inducted into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Marv Albert

My strong game was ping pong. Relentless... steady.

Game

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In radio, you are the game, so to speak - you have to describe every aspect. In TV, I've always felt less…

Always

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There's a fine line between physical and thug ball, and the Knicks have crossed the line on occasion.

Ball

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The Chicago Bulls’ Michael Jordan’s three-point explosion in Game 1 of the 1992 NBA Finals against Portland is easily one of the…

Bulls

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In 1957, I was a 16-year-old office boy for the Dodgers.

Boy

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I feel I'm better now than I ever have been. You learn so much as you're doing it. I'm watching tapes and…

Annoyed

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I would never scream at my kids, never raise my voice. But as they often tell me, they were so well behaved…

Behaved

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My on-the-court game was ordinary. I had a jumper but needed screens. I could go right but not left.

Could

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Game calls cant be just, Oh, by the way, as part of a larger discussion.

Cant

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It's impossible to work under conditions where they confused negativity with objectivity. You can't fool the fans.

Conditions

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There are people in New York who feel I should have more of a hometown approach. I feel we have to be…

Approach

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If Justin Beiber was 7 feet tall, he'd look like [Meyers Leonard] that.

Feet

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Phil Jackson would fight his own players in practice.

Fighting

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Theres a fine line between physical and thug ball, and the Knicks have crossed the line on occasion.

Balls

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As much as I enjoy TV, I've always loved radio. And I love doing the NFL games, the Monday night games, on…

Always

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I feel very fortunate that I'm doing what I wanted to do from the third grade on. I became very interested in…

Age

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To me, doing the Olympics in 1992 in Barcelona for NBC, just seeing the Dream Team take the floor, was a thrill…

Adventure

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Game calls can't be just, 'Oh, by the way,' as part of a larger discussion.

Calls

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In radio, you are the game, so to speak - you have to describe every aspect. In TV, Ive always felt less…

Analysts

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Looking back at the announcers I've always respected, they usually started out with radio before TV. It's such a wonderful testing ground,…

Always

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Steve Kerr, now coaching Golden State after eight tumultuous and very inconsistent years at TNT.

Coaching

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There are people in New York who feel I should have more of a hometown approach. I feel we have to be…

Approach

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I was a Knicks fan of the Kenny Sears-Carl Braun-Jim Baechtold vintage. I was even their ball boy when I was a…

Ball

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I've always felt that I shouldn't scream on the air...I just feel there's a way of rising enthusiastically if there's an exciting…

Air

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Marv Albert by topic

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