Don Garber Quotes (34 Quotes)

This is more than just a stadium. It will make this region one of the hubs for this great sport.

It's very important to note that this is a league that's young, that continues to evolve and we make decisions that we think are in the best long-term interest of the league, ... We have added two new owners into this league both who are going to be in great markets and who at one point are going to be playing in soccer specific stadiums.

After review of these drafts, and given the fact that the terms of the previously negotiated agreement are no longer being honored, MLS and its owners will no longer consider San Antonio as a candidate for an MLS team in 2006.

It's not perfect, but each party is working together in a situation that both wish didn't exist, ... I will always be disappointed that we spent 10 years maintaining that building and giving it some profile and then we're forced to be a secondary tenant. But the situation is what it is, and if we end up in all this with a new stadium, it will have been worth the whole process.

Doug will be dearly missed as his legacy of passion and dedication to the sport will always be remembered.

The selection of the league's all-time leading scorer in our nine-year history and the inclusion of one of the top youth prospects in the world helps recognize the founders of this league and celebrates the promise the future holds.

This name and these colors forge an identity inspired by the city's entrepreneurial founders and worthy of its rich soccer history.

Bert and his wife, Iris, have been extraordinarily committed to the development of soccer at all levels in northeast Ohio, and his passion for the game, his unflinching dedication to community service and his pursuit of excellence in all his endeavors both professionally and personally will never be forgotten.

We sat down and had some long discussions internally and with Eddie, but we didn't make any counter-offers. Eddie is very committed to MLS, and to FC Dallas and its new stadium.

You've got lots of Hispanics in this market. You've got lots of people playing soccer here who are not Hispanic. It's a market that we think has a very, very high potential for soccer in this country. They've had great success here over the years.

Toronto would be an excellent addition to Major League Soccer under the leadership of Maple Leaf Sports Entertainment, one of the preeminent sports and entertainment companies in the world. We are enthusiastic about bringing an MLS team to Toronto and are prepared to host the 2008 All-Star Game and an MLS Cup in Toronto by 2012.

MLS reiterates its belief that the use of performance-enhancing substances compromises the integrity of professional sports,

I never thought we'd get anything like Thursday night, ... I never thought we would sell that many tickets, I never thought we'd get that kind of crowd. Washington is our best market, by far. It's the most authentic, the most passionate.

We have always believed that combination of the diversity and the passion of the city's sports fans and the size of the market would lead to success for an MLS team. We've also had great success with the international markets, maybe as much as we've had i

Not that our current owners don't, because they certainly do, but he appears to be willing to be much more up front and out front than perhaps our current investors over the last couple of years. I think that's fresh and exciting.

We never intended for the team's name to offend any member of the Houston community. We listened hard to the fan reaction and believe that the Houston Dynamo name is an exciting, appropriate and locally relevant new team brand.

In the immediate and long-term future, today's news will prove to be a historical turning point for the sport, ... These recent developments further solidify soccer's standing and value as a major television property in the United States with even greater future potential.

Pizza Hut Park is clearly becoming a major destination for marquee soccer events in the United States. The tremendous support by the entire soccer community in North Texas for MLS Cup 2005 makes Pizza Hut Park one of the premier soccer complexes in the world the perfect choice.

It was good business for the NFL to do that.

Houston is a proven soccer market with a passionate, knowledgeable and diverse fan base. With positive discussions for a new, soccer-specific stadium along with talks with potential investors, the market provides the team the opportunity for success both on and off the field.

It is our intention to bring Major League Soccer back to the Bay Area with a new expansion team as early as 2007. MLS is committed to working with local business leaders and city officials to continue these efforts.

We hope this program will further encourage the millions of soccer fans in this country to contribute to helping the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

The city council vote represents a historic moment for the city of Toronto and Canadian soccer. We look forward to continuing to work with MLSE to finalize an agreement for an MLS expansion team.

I think we've got some interest and I think we've got some momentum but we've got to be sure we do things right. There's no rush to expand this league,

Absolutely. Dallas is not a playoff contender. They had one of the worst seasons in the history of our league. They need impact immediately, and they will get that. Dallas needs to have somebody that's going to help them win some games as they get ready for moving into their new complex in 2005.

Bert represents the best in what we look for in an MLS owner - a gifted businessman with a dedication to quality in all his endeavors, combined with a passion for our sport.

As the national team manager, Bruce has deep experience in the game. He's smart and has opinions about the league he can express in a structured environment.

We believe we are a team that can succeed in East Los Angeles and New York City, but we also can succeed in places like Columbus and Salt Lake,

A 'one-size-fits-all' policy could lead to a variety of unintended consequences.

Freddy is someone who needs to be carefully developed physically and competitively, ... He's playing with grown men, guys who are not going to care that Freddy's perceived as the great hope for the sport in this country. They're going to do everything they can to make sure he has a rough time.

The strongest likelihood for us getting a deal done in that market are with people who understand real estate, who have the wherewithal to be able to fund a public-private partnership and who have the political experience to work there,

We're a changing country. The people against us are older and not engaged in the game. Our focus remains expanding the dominance of soccer as the No. 1 sport among Hispanics living in the U.S.

In order to ensure that the team will have the appropriate time to prepare for the 2006 season,

It's worth repeating a quote from Garber that appeared in my recent Sports Illustrated story on Johnson. We want kids to dream of playing for FC Dallas and being like Eddie, and the only way that happens is if he's playing in our league, ... Our future is going to have us looking to these special players as the foundations for the sport, and we need to find ways to provide salaries that are competitive with other parts of the world. More important than that, we need them to believe in the league and their role in building the sport.