Mike Tirico told me his secret.
It wasn't talent.
It wasn't luck.
It was what he does on every flight home.
A few years ago, I met him at a restaurant bar in Indianapolis during the Big Ten tournament. One of the biggest voices in sports.
He didn't lead with his résumé. He introduced himself. He asked questions. He cared about every person in the room before anyone cared about him.
Eventually, I asked him what made him great.
He said after every game he calls, on the flight home, he pulls up the broadcast and watches it back.
Listens to his own voice. Hunts for the misses. The dead air. The calls he wishes he could have over.
Every game. Twenty-plus years in.
He wasn't born world-class. He worked his way there one flight at a time.
The best in any room are usually the ones still grading themselves the hardest.
World-class isn't a personality.
It's a habit.
All-time FOX NASCAR sequence
- Side by Side battle for the eventual lead
- Cut to race leader Preece, no mention
- Random shot of 6a with Justin Haley
- Contact between SVG/KB, no mention
Just FOX doing what they do best
Gentlemen, start your microphones! 🔥
FOX Sports names its NTT INDYCAR SERIES broadcast booth team: Will Buxton, James Hinchcliffe and Townsend Bell ➡️https://t.co/q8uNUP60Ct
“I thought stressful was not having Super Bowl rings. There was the mindset of a champion that I took to work everyday. This wasn’t daycare. If I wanted to have fun, I’d go to Disneyland with my kids.” - @TomBrady
YouTube is adding customizable multi-view options to NFL Sunday Ticket, allowing users to build custom two-, three-, or four-game multi-view panels.
A big W....
Thank you @NASCARonNBC for a cool experience. We didn’t get the result we wanted but I’m proud of this @Team_FRM group for the work they do week in and week out to be better!