Costas told The Athletic's Richard Deitsch announcing the entire series "allows you to get into a rhythm. It isn’t quite like playing, but it’s the closest thing to it.
"David Letterman’s NBC show would have him on doing comedy bits, making him announce elevator races in 30 Rockefeller Plaza in his serious, network style. He really feels like those appearances helped break him in."
"The experiment of a paid subscription didn't work. Do I think we're going there at some point in the future? Maybe five years, maybe 10 years? I agree with that, but we were early."