Robert Kraft
Robert Kraft
Robert Kenneth Kraftis an American business magnate. He is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Kraft Group, a diversified holding company with assets in paper and packaging, sports and entertainment, real estate development and a private equity portfolio. His sports holdings include the National Football League's New England Patriots, Major League Soccer's New England Revolution, and the stadium in which both teams play, Gillette Stadium...
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth5 June 1941
CityBrookline, MA
agree basically committee criminal decade decisions expand gone growing hard kids move relate team
It's criminal that a decade has gone by and all these young kids are growing up without a team to relate to. We're going to have to make some hard decisions as a league. Are we going to expand or move a team there? But this committee should basically be the votes, when we agree on something, that we can get it done.
maybe point time tough
Oh, absolutely. There was enough of us, and maybe a time and place for that. They got right to the point where they were overreaching. If that does happen, if you go over the border, you're going to have to go through some more of those tough times.
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I think what's happening in Los Angeles is good, and the league very much wants to be there. I know since I've come into the league we've been talking about re-emerging in L.A., and I think this is the beginning of getting a team placed there.
people
I think it's great. How else can you have 32 people feel part of the process?
labor players represent side
If that's what they say, I will say this: I'd want him to represent my side in labor negotiations. The players should be thanking him. Actually, they should be genuflecting.
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I left a message with Adam just to thank him for all of his contributions during the past 10 years. I was proud of the way he represented the franchise ... He is a true champion. Adam will always be remembered for his many game-winning kicks and overall accomplishments as a Patriot.
facing feels future input issues selection
That makes it inclusive. With the issues we're facing in the future, it's very important that everyone feels they have input into the selection of the commissioner.
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I think we have to make sure everybody is included. I'm not sure that was done the last time.
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Streaming video and high technology. That's where the future big growth in revenues is.
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His sense of equity and fairness would be very helpful now.
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If Mr. Ford didn't own the team, the game wouldn't be in Detroit -- you can be pretty sure of that. It's out of respect for him, his long-term commitment to the game and what he's meant to the league.
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Kraft said in a statement. ''At that point, I decided to give him the ring.
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You see athletes in all sports in today's arena who have accomplished what Tom's accomplished and they can really be unreasonable,
teaching self study
Self-study, in a sense of learning by yourself without anybody teaching you anything, has an enormous value.