Sports as economic development has been a good deal for Indianapolis. It's now become a critical economic measure for our city, which we have to retain. Lots of cities are looking at this and want what we have. |
That's real money. That number demonstrates what a market niche we have and demonstrates what the whole sports picture has become to our city's and our region's economy. |
Their leadership is with heart. The other girls can see that. They're good examples. |
They treat the luxury boxes as if it were a tailgate party, |
They treat the luxury boxes as if it were a tailgate party. |
This would be a tragedy for the school. It's an important school. Some of the best music students in the world come here. |
We have eleven schools and we have eleven area restaurants who provide a fan base for each of the schools. That gives people an opportunity to gather, to party, to celebrate, to commiserate; whatever it is they do. That's been a very popular feature that we added a couple of years ago to the event and people really enjoy. |
We're not feeling cheated in the least. |
We're pretty picky on those kind, and my first reaction was it was an error. |
We're waiting for cancellations and that kind of thing, and we're doing everything in our power to make this work. |
We've had great crowds, a great time. It (the strong attendance) can't hurt to have it on people's minds. |
When the national media is here, they love this place. They love the way they're treated here. They love (the) convenience of the downtown. They always say nice things about Indianapolis and that helps us with convention business, sports business and business business. It's very important. |
With Illinois and Indiana out, there's a little bit of angst. But with what I see out here, it shouldn't be a problem. |
You can't win with one player. It takes everybody. We've still got some things correct. We'll work on that in practice. But it feels like we're coming together. |