David Carter
David Carter
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It's just going to have to come out of my profits for now, and hopefully the prices will drop soon, ... I think this is price gouging. They are trying to get what they can while they can. You have to have gas, so what are you gonna do?
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It's a very appropriate admission that she's in the entertainment business and a global entity.
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For a generation of consumers who have known Nike for being nothing less than their brand, it's their generation's Coca-Cola, burned into their consciousness, burned into an entire generation. The same can't be said for Adidas.
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They said the hurricane was going to be a Level 5 when the city was only built to handle a 3. It was time to leave, ... But no one thought 'The Big Easy' would go under.
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It's played out about as well as the commissioner hoped for. You've had good match-ups, upsets and nationalism.
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This is as weird as it gets. I've never been in a game that felt anything like this, that starts with such a terrible ankle injury and ends with a tornado (warning).
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People go for different reasons. Consequently, it makes it more challenging for the league or a given team to put out a single, coherent marketing message that says, 'This is the reason you attend.' You see that throughout sports, but it's a little bit more fragmented in soccer because you have the multiple target markets and you have the difference in the style and size of the stadiums.
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The traditional Fortune 500 companies have to steer clear (of Bryant). McDonald's, Sprite, they have the pick of the litter of who they can work with, and they don't have to work with athletes. I think he's probably out for good for Fortune 500 guys. They could get an emerging star who lacks the baggage and rap sheet Kobe has.
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Is there risk if they don't live up to the hype? Yes. But there's dramatic upside if you can convince someone who is 13 or 14 to start wearing your shoes or get their parents to get them your cell phone because of that endorsement.
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I don't think the WNBA is going to disappear from the sports landscape anytime soon. It's likely to keep chugging along. It's never going to be part of the mainstream in pro sports leagues, but it can find its place as long as expectations don't get too high.
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It's hard not to be bullish on Los Angeles,
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I've had several years where I have not been where I want to be. You have to look at yourself and see where you can get better. For years I didn't improve and others went past me.
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The chance of an individual owner deciding to up and move is unlikely -- that fear is unfounded.
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Their lives were intertwined in need, driven by greed and lust. Nevertheless, the court is convinced of his love for her,