Sid Gillman Quotes

I told them I wouldn't sign a blank cheque.

Success to me was getting out of that contract in one piece.

Do not trust anybody but yourself. If people want to help you, fine. Put it on paper and understand exactly what every word says.

You don't need a foreign policy expert to tell you empty threats and hollow promises don't work. Ask any parent of a rebellious teenager. If you don't make good on the threats, you're asking for worse behavior next time.

You’ve got to take everybody’s word seriously in this world. You cannot just hope for the best.

I don't sign contracts on a whim.

I distrust a man that says when. If he's got to be careful not to drink to much it's because he's not to be trusted when he does.

I find it hard to argue with Reagan's old slogan: Trust, but verify.

Safety is something you should never have to pay for. If you're abusive or, say, not who you say you are on Bumble, you're gone. We have a zero tolerance policy.

You do a deal - business deal, real estate deal, stock deal - protect yourself at all times. I got that from boxing. That's from A to Z: that covers everything in life. And it started when I heard it in the ring. They don't say that in basketball or football or any other sport that I know of but boxing.

Protect yourself by always having a record of what transpired or was said in any situation that might be considered sensitive.

If you don't uphold a contract, which is an agreement, then you've got nothing.

You can't do a good deal with bad people, and you can't do a bad deal with good people. I often use that as my compass.

An organization believes in me to where I'm worth $163 million, possibly $200 million. When you put it in that form, the responsibility hits home.

A repeated problem with the Obama administration has been the lack of understanding that contracts only matter if they are enforceable - and if there is a party willing to do the enforcement.

You have to find a partner when you're making a deal. You cant just say 'I need to make this deal and do whatever it possibly takes to make it.' That's not how it works.

Facebook's position with rival tech companies boils down to this: if you want access to all the information we've collected, strike a deal with us.

You cannot have an agreement... that gives a tailor's cut, a perfect handiwork, to a specific company.

I have learnt this over time, that Peter Jones, you've gotta watch him.

I only sign one fight at a time.

I never asked to be the highest paid player in sports.

My word is gold, And I make sure everyone gets paid.

I trust my electors. I see them in weekly meetings. I'm their advocate, I'm there to take up their case. I'm not there to decide whether they've got a good case or a bad case. And I think that if you trust people, they're more likely to trust you back.

I wouldn't tell nobody to sign no slave deal or sign your life away or nothing like that, but if the deal is right and if it benefits you, you'd be a fool if you did not take advantage of it.

Players should get the best deals for themselves whenever they can. Football is a relatively short career.