Arthur Blank
Arthur Blank
Arthur M. Blankis an American businessman and a co-founder of The Home Depot. Today he is known for his philanthropy and his ownership of the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth27 September 1942
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
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Jim's emotional and he's passionate, but he has to learn how to channel that so that it's not destructive. My father was that way, and I tried to learn from him. . . . Passion and standing up for things can help create a sense of unity. But you still have to act a certain way. If something happens, you have to realize that you can't just yell at people all the time.
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He probably got close to a five-minute standing ovation.
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I'm not a football guy and I'm not going to try to be,'' Anderson said.
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The new logo depicts a more powerful, aggressive falcon -- one of fast movement. It's representative of the evolution and direction of our team.
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I want to be clear that this decision is not being made based on our performance this season -- we're looking forward, not back. This is purely about the future of the organization.
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This team will have to pull together, and we'll all have to play at a little higher level than they were going to before. But they have the capacity to do that.
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We're the largest home improvement company today, and we did $30 billion last year, or less than 10 percent of the total amount of building materials sold in the U.S. So when people ask, how much runway left does Home Depot have, it's an awful lot.
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We're the largest home improvement company today, ... and we did $30 billion last year, or less than 10 percent of the total amount of building materials sold in the U.S. So when people ask, how much runway left does Home Depot have, it's an awful lot.
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This conversation also puts the club in a position to operate in an open and honest environment during the final weeks of the season, and to proceed with our plans for the future.
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People that voted for Tampa last time, the warm-weather people, voted (for Miami), ... That's pretty much the way I think it happened.
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Rich isn't going to politic for the job, that's not his style. At the same time, he's certainly a credible candidate who has excelled on both the business side and the football side.
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No, I don't know how you can do that. You don't start out being a head coach.
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Obviously, Mike is a critical part of this team, but the players have a tremendous amount of confidence in Doug Johnson, and Mike does, too.
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What I expect from Peerless is probably less than what he expects from himself. Peerless knows he's a No. 1 receiver. He needs to perform at that level and he knows that, too. So far when you talk to the coaches and talk to the players, and talk to Mike Vick, they'll tell you we got what we bargained for, plus.