That's the sign of him being the ultimate professional. ... I never had to feel that I was in the middle (of Michaels' decision). I really appreciate that.

My objective is to be the ultimate professional.

Al Davis has been the biggest influence in my professional football life. I mean, he was a guy that gave me an opportunity, one, to get into professional football in 1967 as an assistant coach, and then at the age of 32, giving me the opportunity to be the head coach.

Saturn has been a laggard when it comes to new vehicles, so expanding the lineup is a good sign. One of the criticisms is that GM targeted Saturn to fight the Japanese but without expanding the lineup, they've lost buyers.

I'm the luckiest guy in the world. I never really had a job. I was a football player, then a football coach, then a football broadcaster. It's been my life. Pro football has been my life since 1967. I've enjoyed every part of it. Never once did it ever feel like work.

I was in New York on September 11 when those planes hit the World Trade Center. At the time, it seemed like it was a local thing. But three or four days later, by the time we drove across the country in the bus, we realized it wasn't a local thing. You could really feel the states become united. We became the United States of America.