Bettman Quotes & Sayings

It takes two sides to make a deal, two sides to negotiate and two sides to make it go bad. — Gary Bettman

Don't be so hard on yourself," I try to tell him. "It's nothing to be ashamed of." But he's not listening and I'm wondering when I became a motivational speaker. When I made the switch from hating myself to accepting myself. When it became okay for me to choose my own life. — Tahereh Mafi

I hope I can do a better job than Mr. Bettman. — Bobby Hull

One wants to be together with one's family. That's what families are about. — Aung San Suu Kyi

Feeling - what authentic human fun! — Jeff Lindsay

This is a sad, regrettable day that all of us wish could have been avoided. — Gary Bettman

The Canadian franchises and Canada as a market for NHL hockey has always been a priority for us. — Gary Bettman

Our economics are not baseball's economics. Our game is not baseball's game. Our owners are not baseball's owners, with one or two exceptions. Our union is not baseball's union. What we do has to be crafted and suited to address hockey, to address the NHL, to address our 30 teams and our 700-plus players. — Gary Bettman

Being innovative is more important than any specific innovation. Innovativeness is a way of thinking. — Pearl Zhu

If the prices rise in a continuous manner and if the borrower as a result gains a supplementary profit from the sale of the merchandise which he bought with the borrowed money, he will be disposed to pay a higher rate of interest than he would have paid in a period of stable prices; the capitalist, on the other hand, will not be disposed to lend under these conditions, unless the interest includes a compensation for the losses which the diminution in the purchasing power of money entails for creditors. — Ludwig Von Mises

The less you have, the more you enjoy. — Carine Roitfeld

My message to the kids and our fans is hockey's a great game. There's a lot of hockey being played at all levels. Get involved, do it. We will be back and we will be back better than ever and hopefully as soon as possible. Don't give up on the game. It's too good. — Gary Bettman

My feeling is that contracts should always be honored ... This is a situation where a legally binding contract is not being honored and that's not right ... — Gary Bettman

I have a company that is not Microsoft, called Corbis. Corbis is the operation that merged with Bettman Archives. It has nothing to do with Microsoft. It was intentionally done outside of Microsoft because Microsoft isn't interested. — Bill Gates

Death before Decaf! — Elizabeth Noble

When you take off that sweater, your jersey, after today's game, you will be the last player in the NHL to ever wear 99. You have always been and you will always be 'The Great One,' and there will never be another. — Gary Bettman

If you want to know how I feel, I'll summarize it in one word - terrible. — Gary Bettman

Visual design is always a collaborative process between the director and the cinematographer. According to the best-case scenario, the director and cinematographer challenge each other as equals, and ultimately synthesize their differing approaches into a superior collective decision. But for this to be the case, the director must be as good a shot maker as the DP. If he is the weaker partner, then the look of the finished film will not be his — Gil Bettman

I think people do want to relate their entertainment to what's going on in their lives. Not everything. — Richard Gere

This is a tragedy for the players. Their careers are short and this is money and opportunity they'll never get back. — Gary Bettman

Bettman is an asshole. A frikkin asshole. I think he's ruined the game of hockey. He's supposed to be impartial. He's supposed to speak for the good of the league, but in my opinion, he's strictly behind the owners. Those 1996 rule changes are a joke — Bob Probert