Kevin Harlan
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Podcast Appearances
Well, I'm almost now to the point where I really want to just make sure that I am improving, as I mentioned, maintaining and not...
and not messing up in any way, because when you do, then that draws attention, and I just do not have that angle hit me.
So it's harder to leave, to do a game,
Not that I feel more pressure, but the business is changing and the stakes with these NFL games are so immense.
Like the numbers that are watching these games and the knowledge of the fans that are watching them have never been greater.
The fan has never been smarter and the viewership has never been higher.
And the league has never been held in such a position, I think, and continues to grow and is the most popular sport and doing two of those games every weekend.
It's the responsibility that probably drives me a little bit and making sure that I'm really buttoned down.
Because when you say something that's not even, you know, that may be just a little bit off, man, fans know.
Yeah.
Fear is probably not the right word.
It's more responsibility.
Yeah.
just because there's not a broadcaster in the business that would not give everything to be an NFL network broadcaster.
And same with the NBA.
You can line them up.
And knowing that and what's at stake every single game just makes you, you know, you're not nervous.
There's no fear, but you need to be clear.
alert and present and just very, you gotta be on your game.
Probably not too different than how you all feel going up against the competition of the business on your side of it, on your- Did you not just hear how all of us were talking during that segment?