Gary Bettman Quotes

The refs try their best. Sometimes they get it right. Sometimes they get it wrong.

I went into umpiring at age 16. I got into officiating because of the fact that I could not stand the referees that worked our basketball games.

I was an umpire at little league softball games. I only lasted a few games because I wasn't one hundred percent clear on all the rules.

There are many coaches who talk about referees every day.

I play a position where you make mistakes. The only people that don't make them at a hockey game are the people watching.

The human element should be the two players on the court, not the officials. The best officials are the ones you never notice. The nature of the game made officials too noticeable a part.

Good spectator sports share certain fundamentals. Their competitors battle head-to-head. Their winners are determined objectively: fastest runner, most points. They are refereed, not judged.

I have found that the players who have played in that game really do have respect for their adversaries.

I love the game of hockey. I love being part of it. I think I know a lot about the game.

My favorite thing to do in this world is to be on the ice playing hockey and try to entertain fans and bring wins to the Chicago Blackhawks.

I never a saw a game without taking sides and never want to see one. There is the soul of the game.

Grantland Rice told us that it matters not whether you win or lose. It’s how you play the game! I bought that when I was young. Then I found out that it was a lie. America is about winning!

I'd love to see all the guys play their best because I think it's better for tennis.

We just want to see entertaining, exciting games, and we want the officials to do a good job.

In all sports, people get competitive; things happen that shouldn't happen.

There could probably be a penalty called on every single play. So the refs have a tough job.

This is football, no more explanation, sometimes the best team does not win.

I don't have a problem with any defenders. I've always played against great defenders.

My son William and my daughter Amy are both really into their hockey now and I can enjoy watching that.

I don't have no issue with any guy. I'm a football player. I'm a competitor. When we're in the field, we're going to compete and be competitive. It's not personal between none of these guys. It's all in the game.

I can honestly say that every time I go on court, I see the opponent in a competitive way, but not a rival.

There is no such thing as friends on the field.

I played hockey with the best of them.

As a drag flicker, I have always strived that my team wins and comes on top.

Sometimes you get into fights if a teammate is getting taken advantage of, sometimes just from competing and you feel someone takes a cheap shot. It's just the intensity. It's an intense game, sometimes you just get too fired up and fights happen.