Ted Leonsis
Ted Leonsis
Theodore John Leonsisis an American businessman, investor, filmmaker, author, philanthropist, and former politician. He is a former senior executive with America Online. As the founder, chairman, and CEO of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, he is the majority owner of the National Hockey League's Washington Capitals, the National Basketball Association's Washington Wizards, the Women's National Basketball Association's Washington Mystics, the Arena Football League's Washington Valor and the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. He is a founding member and investor in the...
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This is not personal; it's business. This course of action was encouraged by our law firm and the NHL. We have a contract with Alexander, and we want his agent and Russian hockey team to honor that commitment.
deals
One day when he's ready, then I can think about deals like that.
allow next opportunity players year
We have to allow our young players an opportunity to play and progress, ... For some that opportunity will be this year. For others, it will be next year or the year after.
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I asked the brother, 'What did she say? She said 'I'm proud of him, but we have to win the game.' I'm like, 'That's exactly the way to do it.
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I know we have work to do. My goal is to get back to 10,000 or 12,000 season ticket holders in two to three years and to run the team as a break-even proposition, have fun and build a team that can compete for the long haul.
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The first check he threw to start the game, I said, 'That's my boy. That's what we want, ... We want our star players to work hard and be a part of the team. Every time we got down, he answered, and that's what superstars do.
team hockey player
We can't score goals, we can't stop goals, we aren't hitting, we can't play on special teams... we all stink. We can try to improve but to do so we will need to make trades. And who would want our players that are underachieving?
nba owners
There's never been a better time to be an NBA owner
media firsts social-media
It's Web, and then everything else. It's social media first, and everything else.
work winning cups
What I've learned so far from researching is that to win the Stanley Cup, you have to make the playoffs.
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When you look at the last 20 years in the NBA, there have been seven teams that have won the NBA championship. Six of those seven teams drafted the number one or number two pick; their foundational people,
fashion media looks
We look at the Web as being our basic power plant, kind of like electricity, so the Web and communicating in this fashion is second nature to us now. It's not like we go brochure, television, mail. It's Web, and then everything else. It's social media first, and everything else.
community active participants
The more communities in which you are an active participant, the more likely it is that you'll be happy.
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A successful business is either loved or needed.