John W. Henry Quotes

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I had the good fortune to call George Steinbrenner both

I had the good fortune to call George Steinbrenner both partner and friend.
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The nature of markets, and that includes player acquisition markets, is such that sooner or later any set of successful formulae that provide an excess return above investment are discounted.
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Truth is, I prefer to think that I have joined the ‘Globe,’ not purchased it, because great institutions, public and private, have stewards, not owners.
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I’m a tough manager. I question almost every assumption in what are hopefully pragmatic ways. The more you question, the more you learn and the more the person you are questioning learns.
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You can’t win in any sport without heavily concentrating on revenue generation. You have to be relentless in that regard if you are going to be able to afford the kind of players you need to compete at the highest level.
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I do not have Sheikh in front of my name.
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If you make a certain type of statement, you can make a pretty good prediction of how George Steinbrenner will react.
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When the Red Sox spent $300million on Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford, Liverpool fans were irate. It actually should have been Boston fans.
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Choosing players in any sport is an imperfect science.
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In the digital world of today, one can say almost nothing is local.
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I started John W. Henry & Company because I enjoyed applying mathematics to markets, and it was a profound challenge that resonated within me.
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I don’t read fiction.
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To me, the word profitable means sustainable – able to sustain a business that has a high degree of excellence.
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I admire Arsenal very much, and part of that is that they are profitable.
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The fact is, LFC is going to require substantial investment, as did the Red Sox.
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But NESV has always had debt from the first day we purchased the Red Sox. We have some partners who look at Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and almost demand that we have debt as a consequence.
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You cannot stick with the same media strategy forever any more than you can stick with the same football tactics forever.
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If you build a 70,000-seat stadium it will cost much more than double to build than a 35,000-seater. The higher the seat the more expensive it is to construct.
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When I think of how special Anfield is and how special Liverpool is, everywhere around the world everyone is talking about Liverpool, it is because of the fan base.
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Football officiating is so subjective – much more subjective than any other sport. But the more I watch – and I watch too many matches – the more impressed I am with referees.
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Back when I was an idealistic 18-year-old on my way to Chicago, I might have believed that being on the side of virtue would guarantee a good outcome. These many years later, I know better.
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