(321 quotes found)
“Millions of fans enjoyed events at Veterans Stadium for many years. This marker is a tribute to all of them and to Philadelphia's great sports tradition. This is a wonderful way to honor Veterans Stadium.”
David Montgomery
“My name's on the stadium. I don't know what else they could do. I guess they could put it on each one of the seats.”
Boone Pickens
“When you walk out there, when you into that stadium, you walk out there with a presence. Mr. Davis called it a swagger. I just want to get back to the point where when we walk into a stadium, they know the Raiders are in town. And when we walk into the Coliseum, the Raiders are here. ... We've got to create that attitude, and that's what I expect to do.”
Art Shell
“We need to upgrade those. We have the smallest, oldest stadium [in Chain of Lakes Park, which was built in the 1960s], but that's not a huge negative, because it's a charming place. The facility is the real issue.”
Bob DiBiasio
“It's unfortunate the stadium is not going to be ready, but that's nobody's fault. After a while you learn to roll with the tide.”
Bob Biggs
“[Chelsea had borrowed heavily from financial institutions, principally to fund stadium development. Ruth Giste, the widow of the late club director Matthew Harding, had also demanded repayment of a significant sum loaned to the club.] Fans did not know that in January the club had mortgaged, if you will, the TV revenues, ... It borrowed against the TV revenues that were to be handed out in August. I didn't know as a fan the club owed money to the Harding family and they wanted it back. As a fan I was naive. I knew the club had financial problems, but didn't know the specifics.”
Bruce Buck
“It does move around every year, but this year we decided to use the stadium because it has grown so much. We made 5,000 [free] tickets available online and they were sold out in a matter of hours.”
Bonnie Grant
“Do we want more bodies in the stadium? Yes.”
Amy Trask
“You don't know how the whole stadium sees (the stomp) and the officials don't.”
Bobby Petrino
“A lot of major-league stadiums didn't have them. In the last 16 years, obviously, the game has changed dramatically. I guess baseball has become much more of a year-round program for players.”
Bill Smith
