David Carter
David Carter
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The traditional Fortune 500 companies have to steer clear (of Bryant). McDonald's, Sprite, they have the pick of the litter of who they can work with, and they don't have to work with athletes. I think he's probably out for good for Fortune 500 guys. They could get an emerging star who lacks the baggage and rap sheet Kobe has.
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It's hard not to be bullish on Los Angeles,
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It's an incredible challenge and an incredible burden.
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There's a real fan base in Mexico. That's a very intriguing and potentially very lucrative market for the NFL.
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This is as weird as it gets. I've never been in a game that felt anything like this, that starts with such a terrible ankle injury and ends with a tornado (warning).
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His management team likely sat down and said you have to show you're a family man and a team player, interested in doing the right thing by your family and teammates. And that resonates to a photo op.
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I feel sometimes that we don't give children enough credit to deal with complicated issues. I don't think we should be in the business of sheltering young people from the past. If young people don't know the past, then we are not doing an honest job of confronting the full richness of history.
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The chance of an individual owner deciding to up and move is unlikely -- that fear is unfounded.
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So many other drivers can get out there and communicate their personalities through the Speed Channel, ESPN and corporate hospitality. There's a lot more outlets for people to get to know and form opinions about drivers.
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People go for different reasons. Consequently, it makes it more challenging for the league or a given team to put out a single, coherent marketing message that says, 'This is the reason you attend.' You see that throughout sports, but it's a little bit more fragmented in soccer because you have the multiple target markets and you have the difference in the style and size of the stadiums.
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It's just going to have to come out of my profits for now, and hopefully the prices will drop soon, ... I think this is price gouging. They are trying to get what they can while they can. You have to have gas, so what are you gonna do?
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Is there risk if they don't live up to the hype? Yes. But there's dramatic upside if you can convince someone who is 13 or 14 to start wearing your shoes or get their parents to get them your cell phone because of that endorsement.
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I've had several years where I have not been where I want to be. You have to look at yourself and see where you can get better. For years I didn't improve and others went past me.
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These sponsors like the association with a team when there is an air of success around the club. They like linking their company to the success of the franchise.