Paul Mott
Paul Mott
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I'm committed to having a presence in Louisiana this season. What form that takes, I'm not sure,
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George Shinn is the major reason why I'm here, ... I really like the man and respect him. He is a modest, unassuming man who cares about the right things. The NBA is filled with generous owners, and there's no owner that's more sincerely generous. His view on the people that are in the arena and in the community and in his staff ? he's a visionary, he's a leader. He needed a manager, and I think we've formed a very formidable duo. I believe in his vision, he believes in my ability to execute, and together I think we're doing something pretty special in New Orleans.
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We will then reach out to our ticket holders as soon as we can and ask them if they'd like us to hold their money on account as a deposit on tickets for our 2006-07 return to New Orleans,
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At the end of my second indoor season, my doctor told me, 'You're a bright guy, and you have an ankle that will keep deteriorating over time. We'll take away a lot of bone. My honest recommendation is that you move on,' ... At 23, that's a blow. He made the point, if you try to play on this ankle over time, we're going to keep taking away bone, and you're going to be a prime candidate for a replacement ankle at the age of 40.
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We'd hope those people would do that. That would be best for us as a company. If it doesn't work for them, and they need that money back, and many people may, we'd refund their money in some fashion.
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I'd like to sell the building out every game.
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Of course, if there are people who need to get that money refunded, then we will work to get that done. For those in Louisiana, especially in Baton Rouge, we're going to offer a presale opportunity for the Baton Rouge games. In our communication with them, we will explain what we are proposing.
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We're looking at what makes the most sense.
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I find it easy to get over any disappointments because of the bigger issues facing everybody's lives,
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It's one of those things that I think it's impossible to put into words.
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It's pretty sensational, ... The interesting thing is he always loved soccer, and now he's the big cheese in basketball. I'm really pleased for him, and I think he's really good at it. The best part is that the team has not done well recently, so he can only go up. He has every reason to be successful.
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That led me here, ... That's when I decided I wanted to do what I could to help the World Cup be successful.
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It's going to be challenging, but you do the best you can. You work closely with and support emotionally those that are trying to hang in and do it with you. But this is a tremendous challenge, no question about it.
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I wanted young kids to have the opportunity to idolize pro players the way I idolized the North American Soccer League players, ... I volunteered with the committee in Dallas, and when the committee resigned itself that they couldn't get a team and closed up shop, we went to work and negotiated the contract for the Cotton Bowl. I got the North Texas State Soccer Association to give its support.