Mario Lemieux Quotes

When you play hockey, you don't realize how much it takes to put a team together and the business people around the team, what they do to get the franchise to the next level.

Of course, there will be few people who are sympathetic but you don't become a great team overnight, no matter how much money you have at your disposal.

We are a mission-driven company. In order to do this, we have to build a great team. And in order to do that, you need people to know they can make a bunch of money. So we need a business model to make a lot of money.

If we can't have a great team and a winning team, then I will not be an N.B.A. owner very long.

I can't think of anything I would rather do with my money than buy my children the best possible education.

When you look at the team that Jimmy Rutherford has put together and the players that he has, this is just a great story of excellent in professional sports.

Money is always a motivating factor, but money has never been my driving force. In my first fight, I paid the promoter in order for me to fight. I was in the hole 300 bucks for that. Money has always been a byproduct of me doing something I love.

It's not enough to buy good players, one has to develop a team.

Whether it's drafting or player development, the ultimate is putting a team together.

You always attempt to better yourself by getting good football players.

Every season I think it's right every great team tries to improve the quality of the team.

I want to keep getting all-pros, keep stacking them.

That is football. In the end, all clubs spend money.

Back in 2005, we lost in the semi-final of the World Cup and that was a great learning curve for the team. It gave us a goal and even more of a hunger to win the World Cup, so we went away and set ourselves a long-term plan to do it.

What I'm worried about is our team and our players developing and getting better. That's the most important thing.

Money has never won anything. You can spend as much as you want, but you must build a team first.

I don't really like the business side of football, but I just like adding good players to our football team.

And my job is to look at the future of English cricket and develop a side that is capable of winning important series and tournaments in the next four years. And that is what I am going to concentrate on doing.

John Davidson is one of the premier executives in the National Hockey League. As we continue to build a team that can consistently compete for the Stanley Cup, John's knowledge of the game and his experience and passion for the Rangers logo make him the ideal choice to oversee our Hockey Operations department.

Like any year, any year with any team, you're always going to look to the draft to help strengthen your roster and free agency.

In F1 everything involves money, but there are other details to work on.

Spending big money does not mean you win all the silverware.

I think when I first went to Man City, they weren't very professional. They were just starting out, and the men's team had just invested a lot into women's team.

I was very proud of my time in Kansas City. I thought we acquired a heck of a roster.

There are certain guys you just take from different teams that you watch.