Gary Bettman Quotes
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We're concerned how gambling and betting affects the NHL game and changes the perception of and challenges the integrity of the NHL game.
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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.
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The fact is, I view part of what I do is, if necessary, on difficult issues, be the lightning rod.
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I never rule anything in or out; life can surprise you.
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Let's put it this way: I would consider my skiing ability to be far superior to my skating ability. And, in fact, my 10-year-old grandson, who's a AAA squirt, can skate circles around me.
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There is less fighting in the game than we had years ago. I mean, we penalize it.
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There are a couple people who have complained on other teams about some of the things that Pittsburgh players have done. Some of that goes in the category of gamesmanship. Some of that goes to the fact that we need to be vigilant as a league to make sure that players aren't unnecessarily and inappropriately hurt.
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I know when you're in the business of cover sports, you look for 60-minute games and a result. It's never that simple.
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I would hope there would be a greater appreciation by casual sports fans of the incredible skill and passion of our players.
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Having to respond to things that are made up or untrue tends to be a waste of time.
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I view myself as a dealmaker.
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A good fan base has developed around the Hurricanes, and I see the opportunity for continued growth for this franchise in the future.
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I think it's fair to say that all of the teams that have been in the playoffs have played very physically.
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The Steelers run a great organization.
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I don't worry about the integrity of the game. Our players are professionals.
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What we have tried to instill across the league through ownership and management is that we stand for inclusiveness and to judge somebody on the merits.
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NHL clubs don't like having to shut down at a critical part of the season and disrupt our season for anything, let alone a situation where we're not given an opportunity to promote our presence.
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We did the World Cup to relaunch our international efforts, and that served as a foundation.
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We just want to see entertaining, exciting games, and we want the officials to do a good job.
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We'll have clinics and educational events and conferences to get more and more young players developing as hockey players.
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If you want to know how I feel, I'll summarize it in one word - terrible.
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From as early as I can remember, I was focused on becoming a lawyer.
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We're not anti-Olympics, we're anti-disruption to the season.
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I don't really think about having a retrospective on my high-school years. It's not something that, from a positive or a negative standpoint, is a driving force in my life.