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

" The concept of head coach simply means being hyperfocused on the pitch and team performance. "

" I discovered the Four Seasons brand many years ago. There is a certain magic. "

" 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. "

" I almost felt like I knew London before the first time I went there. "

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London

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" I want to be clear: I do not view myself so much as the owner of Fulham but a custodian of the club on behalf of its fans. "

" 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. "

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" As a fan, there are times you get frustrated as to what you think a team ought to be doing. "

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" 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. "

" I can help as chairperson, and Fulham can help our NFL effort. Collectively, these synergies will help everybody. "

" You have to take the time to live in a place to collect all the pieces, develop a vision. You can't just go to Home Depot and buy everything. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" You go through life and learn valuable lessons. "

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Lessons

You

" 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. "

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

" I've said this before: a homeless guy in Detroit has more mojo than a millionaire in Jacksonville. "

Shahid Khan

Before

Said

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