American - Businessman | February 25, 1936 -
I know I could have a better public image if I were less open, if I ducked more issues and didn't speak out. But it's not my nature.
Jerry Reinsdorf
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I coasted through high school. I was 203rd in a class of 987.
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I have tremendous confidence in John Paxson.
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I've enjoyed being a baseball owner more because I've enjoyed owners being allowed to participate.
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When I think about how I grew up sleeping on a cot in the hallway in a one-bedroom apartment in Flatbush, it's been a great life. I can't complain.
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Players alone don't win championships. It takes an entire organization. Someone has to acquire the players. Someone has to coach them. Someone has to generate revenue to pay them. But at the end of the day, the players are the ones who put their minds and bodies on the line to win.
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Perhaps the most satisfying thing occurred when Michael Jordan became a team owner and said to me, 'I owe you a lot of apologies. It's a lot harder to run a team than I thought.'
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I thought that the Bulls were an undermanaged, under-operated team and that it could be a very successful franchise if run properly.
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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?
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People say you make your own luck; I don't think that's the case, but maybe you contribute to your luck by recognizing it and taking advantage of it.
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I've always believed certain things: You treat everybody nicely because, more than anything, it's the right thing to do. And then you also never know when someone will be in position to help you or hurt you. I know I've gotten help from a lot of people who said good things about me because I treated them well.
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Don't tell people you're smart; let them find out on their own.
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