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Mike Tirico

(1966) Sports Commentator

6 quotes in 50 categories

Mike Tirico is a sports commentator.

Quick Facts About Mike Tirico

Born: December 13, 1966
Profession: Sports Commentator

About Mike Tirico

[Wikidata] American sportscaster... | [Wikipedia] Michael Todd Tirico is an American sportscaster. He is currently the lead play-by-play announcer for NBC Sunday Night Football, having replaced Al Michaels in 2022, and became the lead play-by-play announcer for NBC's NBA coverage in 2025. Tirico is also the primary primetime host for the Olympics o

Quotes by Mike Tirico

Always a good clue when you see a quarterback's arm go forward and forward and the hand empty, it's an incomplete pass.

Arms

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I wrote six versions of a 30-second tease for an NBA game. You never get it right on the first try.

Firsts

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One of the proudest things I see is, now, 25 years after I graduated, when I go to a Syracuse sporting event,…

Broadcasting

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Michael Vick almost got hurt on the sideline.

Got hurt

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You can't just look at the back section of the newspaper or the sports section by itself. You need to understand everything…

Looks

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Your peers are people in the business who are going to push you forward. So I think it's one of the reasons…

Business

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