Famous Quotes & Sayings

We want to remind voters how precious the franchise is.

Jeffrey Lurie

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

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.

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

Gary Green

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

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

Tim Duncan

We had a great season, a franchise record. It's all gone now.

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

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

Those men established and raised this franchise to new heights.

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

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 Bettman

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

Jack Kelly

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

Shane Battier

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

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.

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.

Phil Jackson

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

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.

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.

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

Angela Robinson

That movie has this kind of old fashioned franchise that they wanted to reinvent and reintroduce to the new generation of kids and teenagers.

What I would tell them is stick with us. This franchise is going to get healthy again.

To have your name up there, it does mean a lot. That's quite an honor to be recognized, especially the way the franchise has come around and is recognized as a top franchise.

The Seahawks are a wonderful story. If you look at that franchise now, it's a success story for him.

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

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.

Ken King

Darryl is the most important thing that's happened to this franchise in 10 years.