Michael Strahan hosts plenty of shows these days — "Good Morning America," "$100,000 Pyramid" and now USA TODAY’s High School Sports Awards, which he will co-host alongside Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski.
Michael Strahan wearing a suit and tie: Michael Strahan will co-host the USA TODAY High School Sports Awards.
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Strahan played one year of high school football and might have had one sack, he recalled. The Super Bowl champion was so unfamiliar with the game, he wasn’t positive the play was successful for the defense.
“I just remember everyone cheering when I got up off the ground,” Strahan said. “That’s probably the only high school (football) memory I have.”
Strahan discussed a variety of topics with USA TODAY Sports, ranging from advice, to his clothing line, to his media responsibilities and to the current state of the New York Giants.
“It’s about just having fun and enjoying the moment, not ‘Once I go to college,’ or ‘Once I go to the pros.’ That is so far-fetched for most that, just enjoy the process along the way.”
"The ability to be able to do those things, still be running around all day, still be able to hit the gym and work out without having to change five times, that’s work-leisure.”
“We’ve been doing well with Men’s Warehouse and just look forward to build out that relationship, add more categories in the future and make it just a bigger brand.”
"So I can sit on the sidelines and have a conversation with you, and then they’d be like ‘Defense!’ and I’d be like, ‘Hey Chris, hold on for a second,’ and then go out there and be aggressive, ultra-focused, do what I gotta do. Yeah, I can smile at you while I’m doing it. And then come back to the sidelines, take my helmet off and pick up the conversation where we left off.
"For each job, I need a different switch. The muscle in the brain that I exercise for 'GMA' is different from what I exercise for Fox, which is different from what I exercise for '$100,000 Pyramid,' which is different from what I exercise when I’m doing anything else. You learn to do that, and I just think it’s made my life a lot easier and it makes everything seem much more enjoyable.”
“You never know how it’s going to go. You can play it at home with your family. I love to tell people -- everybody thinks that since I host the show, I know everything. I don’t. I only know the categories. I don’t know those words. So I'm sitting there at the podium, playing along with everyone at home. That’s one of my favorite things about it.”
"The day before that, I interviewed former President (Bill) Clinton, and he’s always great. I’ve known him for a long time. It’s really unbelievable to me sometimes. I look at my life and go, ‘How did this happen?’ Here I am running into people on the football field, I didn’t know how to play football, to being a Giant, to doing all these different things and now I’m interviewing presidents. I take it all in stride and I never not appreciate it.”
"But to be over 50 percent, I think that’s a great thing, and I hope it’s only going to trend up. With the coaches, that’s great, because you have a lot of older coaches, pre-existing conditions.
"I don’t bemoan any player who hasn’t gotten vaccinated. I would love it if they did out of their own safety and the safety of their families, but you just have to live the life you choose to live.”
"For me, personally, I would get vaccinated. I am vaccinated. I just respect individuality and that not everybody’s of the same mindset or mind-frame. Would it be great for a team to freely run around and do what they need to without some of the restrictions? Absolutely. But I don’t think that would be realistic on any football team.”
"But I commend him for being brave enough to say, ‘This is me.’ And not do it for attention. I can’t imagine someone having to do that, and not for your own sake, but in a lot of ways, for the sake of other people.”
"To get into that game, where we held the highest-scoring offense in the league to 14 points, and we have the ball one more time, it just came out. Like, ‘Guys, I can’t do anything to help us win. But you can. But we’re going to do it. This is a certainty. When is right now for us.' And at the end of the day, that’s exactly what we did."
Slide 1 of 49: Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase makes a catch as he runs a drill during an NFL football minicamp practice in Cincinnati, Tuesday, June 15, 2021.
Slide 2 of 49: Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton participates in a drill during the NFL football team's minicamp Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Kansas City, Mo.
Slide 3 of 49: Miami Dolphins linebacker Jaelan Phillips runs drills during a mandatory minicamp at the NFL football team's training camp, Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Davie, Fla.
Slide 4 of 49: Carolina Panthers quarterback Sam Darnold (14) throws a pass as quarterback PJ Walker (6) looks on during NFL football practice in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, June 15, 2021.
Slide 5 of 49: Los Angeles Chargers free safety Derwin James (33) works on a drill during NFL football practice Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Costa Mesa, Calif.
Slide 6 of 49: New England Patriots wide receiver Jakobi Meyers catches the ball during an NFL football minicamp practice, Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Foxborough, Mass.
Slide 7 of 49: Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) passes the ball during minicamp at the ADPRO Sports Training Center.
Slide 8 of 49: New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones (50) and New England Patriots running back JJ Taylor (42) participate in drills during OTAs at the New England Patriots practice complex on June 10.
Slide 9 of 49: Washington Football Team defensive end James Smith-Williams (96) pushes past blocking dummies during drills as part of minicamp at Inova Sports Performance Center on June 10.
Slide 10 of 49: Kirk Cousins leads the Minnesota Vikings offense in drills at TCO Performance Center on June 9.
Slide 11 of 49: Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts (8) catches a pass during mandatory minicamp on June 9.
Slide 12 of 49: Cleveland Browns linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah runs a drill during organized team activities on June 9.
Slide 13 of 49: Chicago Bears receiver Riley Ridley runs drills during organized team activities at Halas Hall on June 9.
Slide 14 of 49: Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Ben Showronek participates in drills using giant exercise balls during minicamp held at the team practice facility at Cal State Lutheran on June 8.
Slide 15 of 49: Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love works out during mandatory minicamp in Green Bay, Wis.
Slide 16 of 49: Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott
Slide 17 of 49: Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman J.J. Watt takes part in voluntary Organized Team Activities at Dignity Health Training Facility on June 2.
Slide 18 of 49: Washington Football Team quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick talks with WFT offensive coordinator Scott Turner prior to drills as part of an OTA at Inova Sports Performance Center on June 2.
Slide 19 of 49: Denver Broncos offensive linemen Cody Conway (60), Quinn Meinerz (77) and Lloyd Cushenberry (79) take part in organized team activities at the UCHealth Training Center on June 1.
Slide 20 of 49: Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Tim Tebow participates in drills during OTA at the Dream Finders Homes Practice Complex on May 27.
Slide 21 of 49: Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford during organized team activities on May 27.
Slide 22 of 49: Indianapolis Colts defensive end Kwity Paye works out during Indianapolis Colts OTAs on May 27.
Slide 23 of 49: New York Giants quarterbacks Daniel Jones (right) and Clayton Thorson participate in OTA practice at the Quest Diagnostic Training Center on May 27.
Slide 24 of 49: New York Jets wide receiver Keelan Cole participates in a drill during an OTA at Jets Atlantic Health Training Center on May 27.
Slide 25 of 49: Miami Dolphins receiver Jaylen Waddle participates in OTA workouts at Baptist Health Training Facility on May 26.
Slide 26 of 49: Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kellen Mond (11) hands the ball off to running back Dalvin Cook (33) in drills at OTA at TCO Performance Center on May 26.
Slide 27 of 49: Green Bay Packers running back A.J. Dillon during the second day of organized team activities on May 25.
Slide 28 of 49: Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Rashod Bateman catches a pass during an OTA at Under Armour Performance Center on May 26.
Slide 29 of 49: San Francisco 49ers quarterbacks Trey Lance (5) and Jimmy Garoppolo (10) throw the football during OTAs on May 25.
Slide 30 of 49: Atlanta Falcons quarterbacks (front to back) Felepie Franks (15) AJ Mcarron (5) and Matt Ryan (2) do a drill on the field during OTAs on May 25.
Slide 31 of 49: Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Jaydon Mickens participates in organized team activities at AdventHealth Training Center on May 25.
Slide 32 of 49: Washington Football Team wide receiver Dax Milne in action during an OTA at Inova Sports Performance Center on May 25.
Slide 33 of 49: Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields (1) hands the ball to running back Khalil Herbert (24) during rookie minicamp at Halas Hall on May 15.
Slide 34 of 49: Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence attempts a pass during rookie minicamp at TIAA Bank Field on May 15.
Slide 35 of 49: Washington Football Team running back Jaret Patterson (35) participates in a drill with assistant running backs coach Jennifer King during rookie minicamp at Inova Sports Performance Center on May 15.
Slide 36 of 49: Cleveland Browns safety Richard LeCounte III catches a pass during rookie minicamp at the Cleveland Browns Training Facility on May 14.
Slide 37 of 49: Cleveland Browns linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (28) runs a drill during rookie minicamp at the Cleveland Browns Training Facility on May 14.
Slide 38 of 49: Quarterback Kurt Benkert (7) is shown during the first day of Green Bay Packers rookie minicamp on May 14.
Slide 39 of 49: Denver Broncos guard Quinn Meinerz (72) practices during rookie minicamp at the UCHealth Training Center.
Slide 40 of 49: Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Kyle Trask throws a pass during a Buccaneers NFL football rookie minicamp Friday, May 14, 2021, in Tampa, Fla.
Slide 41 of 49: Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts, center, runs drills during an NFL football rookie minicamp on Friday, May 14, 2021, in Flowery Branch, Ga.
Slide 42 of 49: Atlanta Falcons offensive lineman Drew Dalman (67) snaps the ball to quarterback Feleipe Franks (15) during rookie camp at the Falcons Training Facility.
Slide 43 of 49: Los Angeles Chargers offensive tackle Rashawn Slater (70) runs a drill as Brenden Jaimes (64) and Kyle Spalding (60) watch during an NFL football rookie minicamp in Costa Mesa, Calif., Friday, May 14, 2021.
Slide 44 of 49: Arizona Cardinals' Rondale Moore works out during an NFL football rookie minicamp, Friday, May 14, 2021, in Tempe, Ariz.
Slide 45 of 49: Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase makes a catch during an NFL football rookie minicamp in Cincinnati, Friday, May 14, 2021.
Slide 46 of 49: Washington Football Team defensive end Shaka Toney (58) and defensive end William Bradley-King (56) participate in drills during rookie minicamp at Inova Sports Performance Center.
Slide 47 of 49: Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Kyle Shurmur (6) huddles the team during NFL minicamp at Paul Brown Stadium.
Slide 48 of 49: New York Jets fourth-round draft pick Michael Carter works out during NFL football rookie camp, Friday, May 7, 2021, in Florham Park, N.J.
Slide 49 of 49: New York Jets first round draft pick Zach Wilson works out during NFL rookie camp, Friday, May 7, 2021, in Florham Park, N.J.
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