David Glass
David Glass
David Dayne Glass is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. He is currently the owner and Chief Executive Officer of the Kansas City Royals...
ProfessionBusiness Executive
Date of Birth2 September 1935
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We are excited about the earnings growth achieved in the first half of the year, but temper our enthusiasm for the second half purely because we face strong comparisons resulting from last year's solid performance.
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We are well positioned for the holiday season and look forward to continued double-digit growth in sales and, more importantly, earnings,
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I am pleased to report another record quarter of sales and earnings. Each of our divisions achieved profits in excess of their own aggressive plans while continuing to grow sales and market share.
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Each of our operating divisions reported increased operating income as a percent of sales and surpassed their own aggressive plans.
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The thing I remember is that Johnny Bench hit that ball further than I'd ever seen a human being hit a baseball. I don't know how far he hit it, but it was a shot.
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I'm not willing to go through a season like we did last year.
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They shocked us, we never expected them to throw this much. We anticipated them running the ball. We just did the best we could.
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purely because we will face more difficult comparisons resulting from last year's solid performance.
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If we do our job well in telling our story, I think we'll be all right. People in Jackson County that are not sports fans need to understand what an economic generator for the entire city the sports complex is.
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My dreams of another perfect season went up in smoke yesterday. I still take comfort that we have 161 to go.
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It's hard to say how many games we'll win, but if character counts, we will win a lot.
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Deric, let's get this guy signed and playing somewhere.
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They have a commitment for a Super Bowl, we have commitment for an All-Star game. It's a big-time opportunity for Kansas City.
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It's a great day for Jackson County and a great day for Kansas City and I'm just proud to be a part of it. I never doubted this would happen.