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
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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.
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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.
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We play by the rules, we play hard and we prepare hard. The work ethic of our team and preparation is like no other in my opinion and we try to make our fans in America proud.
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Right now, everyone is jockeying to get the best deal they can for their own particular cause. It's imperative that everyone can field a competitive team. If any team has a hardship, we have to make sure revenue sharing fixes it. We have an obligation to do that. In the end, we have to come up with something that both sides can live with.
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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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Kraft said in a statement. ''At that point, I decided to give him the ring.
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Whoever comes in next will have a big challenge, but that's probably what they said after Pete Rozelle. I don't think people appreciate the management job he's done here. It's pretty special.
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His sense of equity and fairness would be very helpful now.
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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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People think they know Tom Brady. But he is better and tougher than people understand. He's amazing. Since I've been involved in the team, I don't think there is anyone who has played with more difficulty with pain and potential for injuries. He pushes it to the end. I've never seen anyone as physically tough as he is since we've owned the team. That's why he's such a great leader.
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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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You see athletes in all sports in today's arena who have accomplished what Tom's accomplished and they can really be unreasonable,
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Streaming video and high technology. That's where the future big growth in revenues is.
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We now have 32 owners, and everyone has their own agenda. We have to be careful that we keep a sense of tradition balanced with ... adaptation to the times we're in.