"Apple TV first tested iPhone in a live sports workflow during a September 2025 Friday Night Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers."
"There’s a lot hard work ahead of us, but as we say often around here: the future belongs to those who build it, and I hope you’ll join us in that endeavor."
"A decade ago when you had the rapid emergence of digital media, it was a trigger mechanism for me to stop thinking about how things have been forever. It may be time for me to think more idealistically."
"There wasn't a ton of meat on the bone. … Suffice it to say it didn't go the way that I thought it was going to go. Not necessarily anyone's fault or anything like that."
"To sit there and criticize a bunch of guys who did something great for this country over and over again, for accepting a visit to the White House or for showing up at the State of the Union, is absolutely un-American."
"There was one soft toss to the President. What would you do about this? He started rambling about how the Gamecocks are good and the NFL kickoff rule. It was just bad."
"It’s the President of the United States requesting to come on a college football show that didn’t exist five and a half years ago. That’s why we did it."
"There’s something to be said for the idea that two politically active global artists performed on the biggest stage in American sports. Moreover the decision to let the music speak for itself."
Following the situation, Collins remained largely mum on the topic. However, many took to social media to chastise him for his handling of the incident, lambasting his reaction.
"There’s a lot hard work ahead of us, but as we say often around here: the future belongs to those who build it, and I hope you’ll join us in that endeavor."
"I think that Adam Silver's got to get a hold of this thing. I think the games are too disjointed right now. NBC, Peacock, Amazon. I think we have disrespected the fans."