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" I think there needs some attention to be paid to what sport is going to represent to young people: should it be viewed in the competitive, team-oriented sense that it is now, or does it become a vehicle for betting, which may, in effect, change the atmosphere in the stadiums and the arenas? "

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" There are always going to be critics... and I have always had a rule: no matter how good the commentary is, or how bad the commentary is, it's more important that you do what you think is right. "

Gary Bettman

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" Fighting is one of those things that gets tons of attention, far more than it deserves. "

Gary Bettman

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" We don't tell the officials to change the standard for the playoffs, but as we all know, time and space tends to evaporate very quickly in a playoff game; there tends to be a lot more physicality and a lot more adjustments in the course of a series. "

" We don't want our players getting hurt. "

" I think it's our job to create a culture and an environment where a gay player knows he is safe and welcome. If and when that happens, believe me - that person will have the full support of the commissioner's office. "

" We did the World Cup to relaunch our international efforts, and that served as a foundation. "

" I believe that the Greater Phoenix Area is a terrific sports market; it's a terrific hockey market. "

" To be the organization that we want to be, we have to have a place to play. "

" If you're thin-skinned, you don't belong doing what I do for a living. "

" 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. "

" Having to respond to things that are made up or untrue tends to be a waste of time. "

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" I'm having trouble understanding why there hasn't been further progress on CalgaryNext. "

" The Canadian franchises and Canada as a market for NHL hockey has always been a priority for us. "

" My message to the kids and our fans is hockey's a great game. There's a lot of hockey being played at all levels. Get involved, do it. We will be back and we will be back better than ever and hopefully as soon as possible. Don't give up on the game. It's too good. "

" I never rule anything in or out; life can surprise you. "

" I think there's always a line between what is parody in good fun in chanting and what is intended to belittle certain segments of society. "

" It takes two sides to make a deal, two sides to negotiate and two sides to make it go bad. "

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" 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. "

" Relatively, a very small percentage of betting takes place on hockey and even baseball because of the nature of the game and the scoring. "

" I think it's very difficult to generalize as to why, in a particular league or a particular industry, somebody has or has not come out. We certainly don't want a player to come out for our sake. It should be what's right for him and something that he has to be comfortable with. "

" We're not anti-Olympics, we're anti-disruption to the season. "

Gary Bettman

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" What you want to do, particularly when you're dealing with a professional sports league and franchises and people's passionate commitment to the game and for the team they root for is, it has to be sustainable. "

" Because of the way my words get scrutinized, I have to use a level of precision so people don't accuse me of misleading them. "

Gary Bettman

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" While players say they like the five-day break, they're also saying they don't like the compression that goes along with it, and that's something that is of great concern to us as well. "

Gary Bettman

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" I think the media world is adjusting to the digital age. "

" My rooting interest these days is first and foremost competitive hockey, and secondly in officials not making a mistake. "

" Our franchises have never been healthier. Our league, in terms of its economic footing, has never been healthier. "

" I think it's fairly clear that playing hockey isn't the same as playing football. "

" Obviously, we're focused on the Winter Classic. "

" Eliminating fighting would mean eliminating the jobs of the 'fighters,' meaning these guys would not have NHL careers. "