“I only had one player in my 33 years of sports that couldn't be traded. He wore No. 23 - and 45 when he played baseball.”

“I never heard of anyone saying they want to deploy their capital wisely and go buy a sports franchise. What you want to do is just not lose money. You see, I don't have to work anymore. I tell people I don't have a real job. On the other hand, I learned long ago that you can't go broke if you turn a profit.”

“I only had one player in my 33 years of sports that couldn't be traded. He wore No. 23 - and 45 when he played baseball.”

“We strongly believe that children should not be exposed to smokeless tobacco or see such products being used by their on-field sports heroes.”

“You get into sports with the idea that you want to win. If you aren't trying to win, what's the point in being involved? Once you do get involved, you realize the team draws so much from the community, and it would be nothing without the support of it. You've got to give back. It needs to be a two-way street.”

“Discrimination and prejudice of any kind have no place in sports or in our society.”