Dave Checketts Quotes

United States, Businessman
1956

David W. Checketts is an American businessman. Checketts is the founder and chairman of SCP Worldwide. He also sits on the board of JetBlue Airways and was the original owner of the Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake. He was the CEO of Legends, which operates One World Observatory.

The aura of soccer is very different from other sports.

Dave Checketts
- Different
- Sports
- Soccer
If ambition is the desire to be the best at what you do, then I'm guilty.

Dave Checketts
- Desire
- Ambition
- Guilty

If my children call me during the day and leave a message, I return those calls first, not last.

Dave Checketts
- Children
There are a handful of legacy clubs like the Dodgers in each league. They're in major markets and have a history of winning where, if you do things right, there's an enormous upside.

Dave Checketts
- History
- Winning
- Legacy
Sports fans have been mistreated for a long time. They have overpaid for inferior food and they have had poor service.

Dave Checketts
- Time
- Long
- Food
I exist in a world that's pretty gruesome. All I can tell you is this: I'm trying to keep my balance.

Dave Checketts
- World
- Trying
- Pretty
Some people who know me might say, 'He's not a great example of a nice person; he's a malicious, tough and ruthless guy.' But when the day is done, as long as I've held to my values and been true to my family and my God, it won't matter what anyone else thinks.

Dave Checketts
- People
- Great
- God