Tom Benson
Tom Benson
Thomas Milton Bensonis the owner of the New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth12 July 1927
CityNew Orleans, LA
CountryUnited States of America
forth games
So it went back and forth to see what could be done. The Alamodome has some restrictions on what games could be here. LSU had restrictions, too. So it was a lot of conversations about different games.
football hope left
The only hope they got left is this football team. They need us.
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Our facility will be fully staffed and open for player use on a regular basis by mid-January. We are committed to coming back and resuming our role as community leader.
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The Saints are committed to continue their role as a community leader, economic engine and an integral part of the fabric of the City of New Orleans and the great Gulf South region. Everybody in our organization is committed to help rebuilding our great city.
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The Saints are committed to continue in a role as a community leader, economic engine, and integral part of the city of New Orleans.
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This is the worst performance I've seen by them in the 20 years that I've owned them. They looked just like high school kids.
played raiders weeks
A little over two weeks ago we were in California, and we just played the Raiders and we didn't know where we were going,
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I'm 85 years old. I've been in business since I was a teenager, practically; I was in grade school, and I even had a paper route. I always had a job so I could have money to spend on girls.
best
You've got to enjoy every day and make the best of it and go forward.
Sometimes when you make mistakes, if you learn by your mistakes, by golly, that's when you can really go forward.
people work
Some people like to play golf; I like to come to work.
If you've got a coach that overlooks the problems, then you've got problems.
I've had a lot of different companies. I've been in banking and automobiles and real estate and a lot of things.
handle life worse
In life, you're going to have a lot of problems. Everybody's got problems. Some is worse than others. Some is sickness. Some, like me, you've got problems that you don't like that come up. But you've got to handle them.