John Henry Quotes (32 Quotes)

No. We weren't looking to spend 13 million per year even over four years.

I thought we did the right thing the first time. The amount was more than he was entitled to by the arbitrator's ruling.

Because of the long-term complications of cocaine use, we are looking at a healthcare time bomb,

There never was a power struggle between Larry and Theo. It was simply mythology. I can assure you as we move forward that Larrys role has not changed at all, and no general manager in baseball could ask for more autonomy than Theo has.

Those of us who stay up late can enjoy the Red Sox on the West Coast.

Baseball has to address the disincentives created by large-scale transfers of revenue from successful clubs to less successful clubs. At high enough tax levels, the incentive is to invest somewhere other than in baseball.

From our perspective, we want to support the baseball classic but it's actually a plus for us he's coming here on March 1 and not going there, but we haven't asked him not to play. I think it's going to work out very well.

(Selig) may have, in fact, saved the industry from itself by acting to limit debt.

I'm very happy to declare publicly what almost all of us in New England already know David Ortiz is the greatest clutch hitter to ever wear the uniform of the Boston Red Sox. I say 'almost' because beginning today' the debate will begin.

Mounting the instructions like this is an excellent idea. I have seen this used in a number of plants for internally generated changeover, operation and maintenance Standard Operating Procedures, but I don't recall having seen any builders putting it on the machinery.

You know, from our perspective, we'd love to ... you know, we want to support the Baseball Classic but it's actually a plus for us that he's coming here March 1st and not playing there.

I think it was somebody with too much time on their hands, and maybe they have a little bit of prejudice in their heart and just vented it.

Despite the attempts of some to portray Theo's return as a win for someone and a loss for someone else, this is a win-win situation. As Theo said in his press conference on Nov. 2, and as we have all repeated, there never was a power struggle between Larry and Theo. It was simply mythology. I can assure you as we move forward that Larry's role has not changed at all, and no general manager in baseball could ask for more autonomy than Theo has. This has never been an issue for us - only in the media.

The moon buggy is lighter in space because there's less gravity there.

I have certainly made mistakes in the past by not being more assertive when bumps in the road appeared. Larry, Theo and other managers in the organization do not need me in order to excel at what they do, but I have a responsibility to ensure that divergent views and our overall direction lead to a better and stronger organization. We've averaged winning more than 95 games a year since we purchased the club. We've listened to the fans and improved the fan experience greatly. We have provided excitement during the season as well as the off-season.

We expect housing and construction markets to continue to stabilize in the remainder of the year, but be down relative to last year's record levels. As a result of this environment and continued pressure on our cost structure due to higher raw materials and energy costs, Johns Manville's outlook for 2000 is for net sales and underlying earnings to be essentially flat with last year's record levels.

We were consistently told - even on the last day - that it was going to take five years to sign Johnny. We weren't willing to do that. Our best offer was 40 million over four years.

I would say that any documentation that a manufacturer provides for training is welcome, regardless of how it is supplied. My experience with operation manuals over the years has not been good. PMMI Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute has some good guidelines that I have used to write manuals for clients, both machine builders and end users. The problem is that few builders seem to be following them.

Co-division champs. That's what I'm calling it. I can understand why there isn't a playoff, but frankly, I would have liked to have had one. It would have been nice to settle the division championship.

Gratitude is a vaccine, an antitoxin, and an antiseptic

People sometimes disagree. I don't think you can have healthy relationships without disagreements and an organization is not going to evolve beyond mediocrity without them. This is not the same organization that Theo left. There was enough discord then to

The whole back of the house is falling in. It's going to take a lot of work.

If somebody on any team is using illegal substances we want to know about it and it should be dealt with.

We did have a discussion at one point during the off-season about sending more things to Theo, having more a one voice than three or four voices when it came to baseball, baseball players, baseball issues. But it was actually suggested by Larry.

Every April is sort of like Christmas. Opening Day comes and the changes in the park every year seem to be better and better, and this year is by the far the biggest and best yet. To have a beautiful, sunny day and 65 degrees to show it off is just extraordinary.

He's done a terrific job from day one. Being the general manager of a baseball team is a very difficult job. Theo gives it everything he has in a very determined measure and selfless way. And he does it with great intelligence, discipline, honesty and humility. His record of results speaks for itself.

When I opened the front door, I had to shut it back and open it again. I had to do a double-take, because I didn't believe what I saw.

We wish Pedro nothing but the best going forward both on the field and off the field, ... He pitched with every ounce of his being for the Red Sox over the course of 216 games. Some of those performances were among the most memorable in Red Sox history. Who will ever forget the 1999 All-Star game He has earned everything that he has accomplished, including his World Series ring and his reputation as one of the greatest who ever lived.

We work together as an organization damned well and have a strong sense of humor about much of what goes on around us - thankfully. The media has been in much more turmoil over the Red Sox than has been the case internally.

Ben and Jed accepted the GM roles on an interim basis with the expectation that it was likely Theo would be returning to the club at some point. They enabled us to move forward on a business-as-unusual basis, acting in the best interests of the Boston Red Sox. We agreed with them before they accepted their new positions as to what their ensuing positions would be, so this is hardly a demotion.

Is it such a conflict We had the same feelings about this issue as the commissioner does.

Goldman spoke to reporters outside the court after filing the motions. He said it should be made clear ... will never profit from their father's body or the disposition of their father's remains.