Famous Quotes & Sayings

Shane Battier

Pau played a man's game tonight. That's what a franchise player does.

Jack Kelly

I think the (brand) franchise is very much intact. However, I think they have to start performing.

He saved this franchise really. I think this franchise would be in L.A now if it weren't for him.

Derrick Brooks

For whatever reason, as a team, we haven't been able to get it done, ... It's one of the things we talked about in training camp, doing things that this franchise has never done before.

Sage Rosenfels

Hopefully this will turn things around and get this franchise back to its winning ways.

He understands because he played for this franchise and knows what it takes to win in this league.

Gary Green

One-third young guys, one-third in the middle and one-third experienced. It's how you keep a franchise consistently good.

No outsider has ever seen the profit and loss statement of a franchise or of the league itself.

Jeffrey Lurie

The only model to me that correlates with big success in the NFL is having a Hall of Fame franchise quarterback.

We still have some work to do, particularly getting our influenza franchise where we want it to be.

We understand that they have a right to franchise him. Is it disappointing that what Terry said hasn't come into fruition? Yes. It's a business. Mike's the GM. Mike has to do what Mike has to do.

Bob McNair

A quarterback that goes out and performs for you and is a franchise quarterback is more valuable than a player playing another position, but there's a lot more risk there. It's a more difficult position to play, and there are lot more failures.

Jeffrey Lurie

When you inherit a franchise that won one playoff game in the last 10 years, you've inherited a troubled franchise.

We pick up a terrific business. We are replacing a slower growing franchise that does not fit.

Michael has played a huge role in rebuilding this franchise and taking it to where it is today.

When you're in this situation, that's what you do. This is to make this franchise healthier in the future. If this franchise has Doug Weight on March 10, that's not a good situation.

Right now it isn't realistic. This franchise has had a lot of success for a long time, and they're redoing it. Sometimes you have to pay the piper, and we're going to have to pay the piper for a while. That's the way it is.

Those men established and raised this franchise to new heights.

Gary Bettman

Long term for all franchises, especially for a well-run franchise like the Avalanche, having a predictable, stable system is better.

Phil Jackson

We couldn't do anything better that would make this franchise better.

We want to remind voters how precious the franchise is.

We're talking about how every franchisee counts. Any franchise owner can talk to Fred and make his or her ideas known.

I know what these three guys can do. They have been key contributors to this franchise in the past.

I made myself into a franchise player there, but I kind of sneaked up on them.

Not everyone out here can be a franchise player,

There's no question in our view that without a new building, that franchise is not viable long-term.

We don't think the state Legislature should or will grant them their statewide franchise request.

Larry Brown

I hope I can make a difference. I'm going to try my hardest to make this franchise proud of the team we put out there.

Sean Burke

I have the utmost respect for everything he did on the ice and everything he went through. And he's probably a guy responsible for saving a franchise in Pittsburgh. Just an incredible career.

In my opinion, he's the only one in this franchise who should have a retired number.

You've got three potential franchise quarterbacks who all should go in that top 10.

Any franchise is always taking steps to protect their trademarks.

Mia Bloom

The old centralized al-Qaeda is gone. It's become more like a franchise operation.