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" Cold calling is about developing social skills and getting used to rejection. We are constantly selling something to somebody. "
Shahid Khan
Rejection
Cold
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" I've said this before: a homeless guy in Detroit has more mojo than a millionaire in Jacksonville. "
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" I discovered the Four Seasons brand many years ago. There is a certain magic. "
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" Clubs shouldn't be counting on an owner just as a benefactor. "
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" I would encourage someone to go to Brazil and try to do business there. BRIC countries get a lot of hype, but business there is brutal. "
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" Washing dishes gave me the sense of empowerment and feeling that I control my destiny. "
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" There's a lot of young talent. I felt strongly that we wanted somebody with a great football mind who'd make it their mission to succeed. And a coach, likewise. Somebody young, energetic, open. "
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" The great thing about the NFL is that you get into it for love, and you realise it is a fabulous business. "
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" In the end, all we need to remember is Slavisa has promoted a club from the Championship to the Premier League and has managed sides at the highest level of football. In other words, Slavisa is exactly the head coach we need. "
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" Football is about as popular as it can be in the U.S. The upside, the expansion and growth lies overseas. "
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" Nobody cares about '60 Minutes.' Everybody cares about the Jaguars. Isn't that amazing? "
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Amazing
Nobody
" The bedrock of this country are immigration and, really, a great separation between church and state. "
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Church
Great
Immigration
" In the auto industry, I spent years perfecting processes. Now, the successes and failures don't get the kind of publicity obviously NFL football does. "
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" People will stop me on the street, and they know - Jaguars. It's a certain street recognition we didn't have years ago. "
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" It's not an easy thing to captive-breed a falcon. You need to take extreme care of its diet and exercise and keep it close to its natural environment. Whenever the birds take ill, I only use Ayurveda to cure them. "
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" Toronto is a world-class city. You don't have a debate here about immigration because you need it to just maintain your pensions: that's dependent on people coming in to fund that. And again, I don't want to be controversial, but I think the average education level in Canada is probably higher than in the United States. "
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Education
Debate
City
" I've gotten to know them and love everything about the people of Jacksonville. There is an energy and a youth factor here that you don't typically associate with Florida. There's a real vitality. It's energizing. "
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Youth
Know
Love
" Whenever I was flying commercial, I would land in Chicago, and they would announce, 'Get your passports out.' It happened so often, I would walk to the front of the plane and say, 'You're looking for me. Just take me; it will be easier for everybody else. "
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You
Walk
Me
" You can't confuse safety with religion or national origin. "
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Safety
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Origin
" I have no regrets about buying Fulham. Absolutely not. This is a perfect club for what we wanted to do. It's absolutely historic, small, and has just the perfect fan base. "
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Perfect
Club
No Regrets
" I'll be spending most of my time really relating to the fans and developing the relationships. The rebirth, really, of the franchise in Jacksonville where we will win on and off the field. "
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Time
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Fans
" We have the talent in place, and I think if you are a Jaguars fan, you should be excited, and you should have some expectations that we're going to be a sustainable, winning organization now. "
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" I can help as chairperson, and Fulham can help our NFL effort. Collectively, these synergies will help everybody. "
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" This is a partnership really with the fans. They have to come and support the team. "
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" You can do anything you want to do. You have to work hard, you have to create your own luck, and you have to have some luck also. "
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Create
Work Hard
" I own two species of the raptors - Falco peregrinus and Falco biarmicus. "
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" Sashi will assume the general counsel responsibilities formerly held by Paul Vance, who is leaving the franchise after 18 years of service. "
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Service
Assume
" The NFL is one of the few sports where it's possible to tear things down and start again. "
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Things
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Sports
" Paul came to the Jaguars in 1994 and has loyally served the franchise in a variety of capacities, most recently holding the title of Senior Vice President of Football Operations and General Counsel. "
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" In just my interaction, I go to factories, and I talk to our employees. And in Canada, they have had a least a year or two more education. It's like, almost, I never run into anybody who hasn't finished high school. And in the United States, you have a lot who dropped out of 11th grade or whatever. "
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School
Run
High School
" I really believe in fate or destiny, and I believe the Jacksonville Jaguars were my destiny. I believe, when it's all said and done, it couldn't have worked out better for me... man, oh man, this was just perfect. "
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Believe
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