Chicago is a key market for us in the United States as the focal point of the Midwest. We are excited to be placing a franchise here and to have such a strong ownership group. |
Denver would be one of our key cities, for sure, ... especially with this facility. |
Forget about their athletic ability, these guys are very smart and have a good common sense way about them when they do business. |
He about leaped out of his chair. |
He exploded, ... He said, `I don't want anyone to know my name. I want to be known as Buddy Ebsen only.' |
I was a little taken aback when she walked into my office; she is not our typical owner. But my trepidation (over her gender and her age) was gone within 10 minutes of meeting her. She's an engaging person. She acts older than she is, very mature for her age. We're very pleased with her so far. |
So, although they were the most vocal, there were a lot of other teams involved that were going across the line, so I don't think you'll see that retribution. |
The great fans of the Colorado Mammoth have played a huge role in allowing us to reach this goal. |
The number of hits on this was absolutely phenomenal. Readers have an interest, they want to know. They're very curious as to what is going on. |
The players know it wasn't only the Ravens, |
There was a young whippersnapper here who kept saying, `I'm going to make a million dollars,' ... We got so sick of it, we said, `Just shut up. We don't want to hear about it anymore.' |
They don't get paid a lot, but they are the very best at what they do. The way they juggle their personal lives with lacrosse . . . You have to have strong mental skills as well as strong physical skills to play in this league. |
We are where other leagues, the NFL and NBA and NHL, were in the 1950s and 1960s. |
We have it in a committee right now and we're going through all the pros and cons. We think it makes a lot of sense for us from a business standpoint, with sponsors and facilities like this one. |
We put our grass roots campaign into orbit and had our clubs write letters to our legislators, a tremendous amount of support from our legislators. |