Dan suggested to Owen and me that we were better off to not involve ourselves with Hester. How true! But how we wanted to be involved in the thrilling real-life sleaziness that we suspected Hester was in the thick-of. We were in a phase, through television and the movies, of living only vicariously. Even faintly sordid silliness excited us if it put us in contact with love.
Quotes about hester (8 Quotes)
It's hard to believe, but when (partner) Lanny Hester and I bought Bristol in 1978 it was in worse shape than Nashville Speedway, ... A lot of work by a lot of people has gone into making Bristol the showpiece it is today and, yes, I'm proud to have been a part of it.
The irony is that by denying Hester for so long, the freeholders wound up helping our cause. Now New Jersey understands exactly why we are fighting. To the freeholders it was a political issue. But it's our lives.
New Jersey is a very progressive state on gay rights, but Ocean County is one of the conservative exceptions. This issue moved beyond LGBT activists to rank-and-file citizens and even those who were not pro-gay rights. People were outraged that this was being done (to Hester).
Fred (Hester) and Terry Stanfield have done a phenomenal job for years. It takes unbelievable organization to put this together.
I nicknamed him 'Combine,' ... He's a playmaker. I think he's going to be able to impact a game like Devin Hester does. Devin can change the momentum of a game. I think by the time it's all said and done, Willie will do the same thing.
Devin's going to be a great player for us and I just haven't been around a corner more talented than Devin Hester. And we expect him to be a really great corner. But again, he's been there one year. And let's understand, Marcus Maxey is very talented. He's an awfully good player or he wouldn't be there.
The knowledge of the game for Chris (Hester) has improved so much. He understands the scheme of the defense and the tempo of practice. He's grown so much and is a man now. He has a wife and kid but has handled everything well.