Wayne Huizenga
Wayne Huizenga
Harry Wayne Huizengais an American businessman and entrepreneur. He has been involved in the founding of three Fortune 500 corporations and is responsible for six New York Stock Exchange listed companies. He has also been an owner of three top tier professional sports franchises...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth29 December 1937
CountryUnited States of America
I don't see myself ever selling Republic or AutoNation.
I don't see myself as a personality. I'm just another little guy.
life
I busted my butt all my life building companies.
deal until work
A deal is like chasing a girl. You work on it until she says, 'Yes,' for a date.
among games
Dolphins games always have been among the most popular NFL telecasts in England.
following hear otherwise people stay work
You always hear about delegation, but people make the mistake of delegating and not following up. I give authority, but I stay in touch. Otherwise it doesn't work.
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I sold Blockbuster because I saw what was coming: the satellite dish, technology that would make the business obsolete in a few years. Why would people go to a store for a video and then have to return it when they had a dish?
morning people success
Some people dream of success, while other people get up every morning and make it happen.
camp good insist personally pick position sign somebody tough
We're going to take a pretty tough position on that this year. These guys, in general, they're all making a lot of money. It doesn't do us any good to pick somebody and then not have them get to camp. That's going to be very important to us. I personally am going to insist that that person we sign has got to be in camp to start.
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We've got more to do there yet. There are still things we didn't ask at the first meeting. It's not something we need to rush into. A lot of it is going to depend on Nick's schedule because he has his own thing to worry about now.
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Bryan has experience in almost every operational position in the organization, and that background gives him an unsurpassed perspective.
anybody bad days good guys nice playoffs saying sure win
You guys know better than anybody that there are good days and there are bad days, ... I'm not saying we're going to the playoffs this year. But it sure is nice to win the first one.
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We're very enthused and excited about having the opportunity to once again show off South Florida, ... We love our city and we love our area. We think the weather is the best. We think we have the best hotels, the best restaurants, the best beaches and the best golf courses.
bowl economic impact looking might million south super time worth
Every time a Super Bowl comes to South Florida, it's worth about $350-to-$400 million in economic impact. If we've got $350 million in '07 and another $350 million in '10, and it might be more than that, we're looking at ... $800 million in impact to South Florida, which is huge.