John Mara
John Mara
John Kevin Mara /ˈmɛərə/ MAIR-əis the president, CEO, and co-owner of the New York Giants...
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We have stated since Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast that the most important focus for all of us is on the extraordinary relief effort that is necessary to restore that region to some sort of normalcy as quickly as possible. As a league, we have contributed to that effort, and as an organization, we will continue to do the same. We think the league's decision to move our game with the Saints to Giants Stadium will allow us an even greater opportunity to contribute.
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On behalf of my mother, my brothers and sisters and the entire Mara family, I would like to genuinely thank everyone for your kind words about my father and for your expressions of support for all of us. Your feelings for him during this difficult period have provided the strength to sustain our entire family. We are all devoted to continue the lessons he taught us: honor, humility and loyalty to all Giants fans that he loved so much.
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We are certainly concerned about the G-3. If we do not get a G-3 vote, that has a serious effect on our stadium.
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Our developers and architects will have a submission next month that is fully compliant with what the state wants,
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At the time, we felt it was a clear-cut decision. You can't second-guess yourself.
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I was never 100 percent sure that we'd ever get over the hurdles,
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I will walk away from this project rather than put a roof on it.
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I don't believe this would have occurred without his involvement. He was there at all the critical times to push one side or another, including the sports authority. It's been a dream of his for quite some time.
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We think the league's decision to move our game with the Saints to Giants Stadium will allow us an even greater opportunity to contribute.
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It's obvious that we are at an impasse with them, ... It's equally obvious that there are a lot of balls up in the air right now.
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The walk we'd take after we'd win a game was always the best time. It was just that quiet few minutes between the end of the game and the locker room, making our way from the booth to the elevator, seeing that smile on his face. If you want to know when I feel his presence the most, that's when. I can still feel him right there next to me.
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This would have been very special for him. He was probably even more frustrated than Harry was over the last five years or so. I can remember him calling me a couple of times to tell me the inductees and I could hear the frustration and anger, really, in his voice. He could not believe that Harry was not voted in. He would have been very happy today, as we all are.
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Our guy did pretty well this year. We won 11 games. I think it will be better to try and judge it at the end of their careers, not at this point. ...
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I went to visit him in the hospital after we lost the San Diego game. He knew that game was going to be tough for Eli because we all did. But then I think he opened everybody's eyes with the way he took us down the field, the way he hung in there all night. And that day in the hospital, Dad smiled and said, 'Hey, we might have something here.' And I realized he was talking about this year.