Stephen Pagliuca Quotes

Pittsburgh felt like the perfect size of a city to me. There's enough to do, but it's not like living in a circus. I also really loved how sports-enthusiastic Pittsburgh people are: how proud of their sports they are.

There are not many Chicagos, where people go out and support their sports teams, whether they are struggling or not.

I grew up in Baltimore. And yes, I am a big sports fan, especially when it comes to my local teams.

Do I want to be in St. Louis forever? Of course. People from other teams want to play in St. Louis, and they're jealous that we're in St. Louis because the fans are unbelievable. So why would you want to leave a place like St. Louis to go somewhere else and make $3 million or $4 more million a year? It's not about the money.

People here don't identify themselves by their sports team.

I'm a Baltimore guy. I've always loved Baltimore and always will love Baltimore, but baseball is baseball, and when you're playing on the opposing team, you're going to get booed.

The Sooners are my religion. I've been back to watch the games several times. I'm into all their sports. I'm a tremendous fan.

We have always had great and loyal fans in Oakland.

I think Philly is arguably the best sports town - football town - in America.

There's nothing like doing a show at home. When you do a show in Chicago, there's just a certain love that you don't feel anywhere else; it's like home base.

My grandmother is a huge Hawkeyes fan, so I, by proxy, have to be one. I'm more of a professional sports fan, and I've never been a huge college fan, but because of my grandmother, I've gotten into a lot of really good Hawkeye games. So, because I'm a good grandson, I'm a Hawkeye fan.

Look, here's the deal: The Chiefs' fate and the Royals' fate, that's my fate.

I feel like the Philadelphia sports teams are really good at having my back.

Derbies are always special, special games and moments for the city and the people.

You don't have a lot of transplants in Baltimore. And I think that makes sports mean more to the people who live there. It translates to the passion of the fans and how the stadium reacts on Sunday.

We joke that St. Louis people love their own.

I kind of press pause when it's a derby, and the season doesn't matter to me anymore; it's all about the derby.

Of course many children are dreaming to play for Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Manchester United. I always just wanted to wear the jersey of Partizan, Newcastle, and Serbia.

You'd be hard-pressed to find a living New York team owner the fans like.

It is exciting to have two sports teams close to where you live.

I grew up dreaming of being a Hurricane and I'm so proud of playing the number of games I have for them.

The Kings played out of the Memorial Community Centre, an old wooden barn like you'd see in other Prairie towns. It was built after World War II and the Kings were the biggest thing in town. The Memorial was packed for every game - maybe 3,000 when we'd play the Kenora Muskies or other rival towns. It seemed like everyone in town came out to games.

If I go anywhere else and win a championship, it's not going to be the same. I want to win a championship in Cleveland. That's where I want to stay. I love Cleveland.

I am Toronto. Outside of where I'm from, I represent this city harder than anybody.

D.C. is a small town with some big-town features.