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" 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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" 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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Know

Love

" Football is about as popular as it can be in the U.S. The upside, the expansion and growth lies overseas. "

" My priority is to ensure the club and Craven Cottage each have a viable and sustainable Premier League future that fans of present and future generations can be proud of. "

" 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. "

" I had to overcome a lot of barriers. Until 1947, it was illegal for people from the subcontinent to migrate to the U.S. The subcontinentals were the last ethnic minority to gain citizenship. You assimilate. My name was too hard. They said, 'Shad is what we are calling you.' You go with the flow. "

" You go through life and learn valuable lessons. "

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Lessons

You

" You can't confuse safety with religion or national origin. "

" Throwing money on the fire is normally not the solution to every problem. You put the fire out by listening to the people who are smarter than you are. "

" When I got there, there were two sides: business and football. Business I understand. It was pretty obvious to me what we had to do. But the football side was like the Holy Grail. "

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Understand

Football

" The bedrock of this country are immigration and, really, a great separation between church and state. "

" I believe the term 'head coach' has been misunderstood, though not by Slavisa nor nearly every one of the other candidates we interviewed. Slavisa avidly embraces the concept of head coach, which is to be on the pitch, training, organising, planning, and everything that comes in preparing for and leading the Club on match day. "

" I have learned lessons in America about how you go about things, and what I know is that you find the best people, empower them, give them the resources, and hold them accountable. "

" 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. "

" I can control my destiny; I control my life. "

" You have to have commercial income so you can spend on players. "

" I promise that no one wants to deliver a winner to Fulham supporters more than I do. "

" 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. "

" I don't think it's any different if I'm in the U.S. or in London. I look at operations globally. "

" 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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People

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" This is a partnership really with the fans. They have to come and support the team. "

" Nobody cares about '60 Minutes.' Everybody cares about the Jaguars. Isn't that amazing? "

" Jacksonville has exceptionally good talent in the areas of modality activities. "

" As an engineer, I learned that a long time ago: you don't want to get into a rational discussion about irrational subjects. "

" I feel I have to play a role to help Jacksonville achieve big things, to achieve its potential. There is opportunity here, and sometimes it isn't always evident, but it's there. "

" I love architecture, but I learned early on that architects just don't make a lot of money. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Discretion is a very valuable asset. "

" I own two species of the raptors - Falco peregrinus and Falco biarmicus. "

" Basically, what I want to share with the Jacksonville fans is, here I am, reporting for duty and ready to serve the fans. Let the fun begin. "