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" All have used the economic opportunity of a new arena project to transform their cities into the future. "
Gary Bettman
Project
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Opportunity
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" While we know gambling is part of the industry in Las Vegas, we're not going to make it all that easy for you to pick up a ticket, a gambling ticket, on your way into the arena. "
Gary Bettman
Know
Vegas
Way
" I think that when somebody loses a bet, they tend to sometimes confuse their motives in rooting and enjoying the game because if you lose your bet, even though the team you're rooting for wins, you have a potentially conflicted outcome. "
Gary Bettman
Team
You
Think
" The fact is, I view part of what I do is, if necessary, on difficult issues, be the lightning rod. "
Gary Bettman
Lightning
Difficult
Issues
" I believe, certainly in the NHL, a player who can help a team win because he can contribute on the ice is going to be coveted whatever his beliefs may be or whoever he may be. That goes to national origin, religious beliefs, or sexuality. "
Gary Bettman
Believe
I Believe
Ice
" I don't see the Hurricanes relocating, period. I think the Triangle is a terrific market. "
Gary Bettman
Hurricanes
Think
Triangle
" From as early as I can remember, I was focused on becoming a lawyer. "
Gary Bettman
Lawyer
Early
Focused
" Whatever you do needs to be sustainable over time, and taking the money in the short term and taking it in a bubble - like buying an Internet stock in 2000 - may not be sustainable. "
Gary Bettman
Over
Internet
You
" There are a couple people who have complained on other teams about some of the things that Pittsburgh players have done. Some of that goes in the category of gamesmanship. Some of that goes to the fact that we need to be vigilant as a league to make sure that players aren't unnecessarily and inappropriately hurt. "
Gary Bettman
Need
People
Done
" Sports, as a media property, is increasingly valuable because it's something you have to have live. As a result, we're a better touch point for sponsors and advertisers because our commercials typically don't get zapped out. "
Gary Bettman
You
Sports
Better
" Eliminating fighting would mean eliminating the jobs of the 'fighters,' meaning these guys would not have NHL careers. "
Gary Bettman
Mean
Fighters
Fighting
" What our fans want, what our fans believe, what our fans are interested in is why we are what we are. But, nevertheless, ultimately we have to do the things that we believe are essential for the long-term health of the game, of the league, and of all of our franchises. "
Gary Bettman
Why
Health
Fans
" The Olympics are very proprietary about letting others promote and market what's going on, so we shut down for 17 days, and they don't let us do a whole lot in return for giving our players to them. We don't get compensated, and we've never looked for compensation. "
Gary Bettman
Others
Down
Days
" We went from journalism, in newspapers that gets heavily edited, to blogs, where you can express your opinions, to tweeting, where you can say anything, and it gets repeated and becomes fact when it isn't. It's something the entire world is going to have to come to grips with. "
Gary Bettman
You
World
Journalism
" Obviously, we're focused on the Winter Classic. "
Gary Bettman
Winter
Obviously
Focused
" We just want to see entertaining, exciting games, and we want the officials to do a good job. "
Gary Bettman
Good
Good Job
Job
" There are lots of come-from-behind wins, games getting tied in the last period, teams going on to win. That, I think, tells the best story. Whether or not some teams have more grit, better chemistry, or more luck or more skill, it's still within the parameters. I think that makes for great storytelling and great interest for our fans. "
Gary Bettman
Think
Luck
Win
" Our economics are not baseball's economics. Our game is not baseball's game. Our owners are not baseball's owners, with one or two exceptions. Our union is not baseball's union. What we do has to be crafted and suited to address hockey, to address the NHL, to address our 30 teams and our 700-plus players. "
Gary Bettman
Baseball
Two
Hockey
" I don't think taunting chants at players on the other side of the ice is intended to be sexist in the slightest. It's like when you call a goaltender a sieve, they chant that. Is that now inappropriate also? "
Gary Bettman
Like
Ice
You
" Doing jersey advertising for the World Cup is not in the same universe as putting advertising on NHL sweaters. "
Gary Bettman
Cup
World
Universe
" I never rule anything in or out; life can surprise you. "
Gary Bettman
Anything
You
Surprise
" I believe that the Greater Phoenix Area is a terrific sports market; it's a terrific hockey market. "
Gary Bettman
Area
Sports
I Believe
" My rooting interest these days is first and foremost competitive hockey, and secondly in officials not making a mistake. "
Gary Bettman
Competitive
Mistake
Hockey
" We're not anti-Olympics, we're anti-disruption to the season. "
Gary Bettman
Season
" Our franchises have never been healthier. Our league, in terms of its economic footing, has never been healthier. "
Gary Bettman
Been
Our
Economic
" I don't worry about the integrity of the game. Our players are professionals. "
Gary Bettman
Integrity
Players
Worry
" There's no question that the Kings have been, are, and can be great hosts for any major events. "
Gary Bettman
Been
Great
Kings
" We're concerned how gambling and betting affects the NHL game and changes the perception of and challenges the integrity of the NHL game. "
Gary Bettman
Perception
Challenges
Game
" I was always a fan of the game, and I wouldn't have taken this job if I wasn't a fan of the game. "
Gary Bettman
Game
Taken
Job
" Our sport probably has the best history and tradition of being engaged in international competition. "
Gary Bettman
History
Best
Tradition
" You don't want people rooting for anything other than the team that they love and the players that they think the world of to win. We don't want there to be another agenda. "
Gary Bettman
Team
Think
Win