Phil Esposito Quotes (5 Quotes)

Nobody in hockey should be making that much money. There's no TV revenue to speak of, and why people think there is, I have no idea. I have a problem with everybody begrudging a group or individual that has paid 100 to 150 million for something making 2, 3, 4 percent on his money. To begrudge that and say the owners are lying ... well, I've been on both sides, and I can tell you the owners aren't lying.

I don't agree with stopping your business in the middle of the season. You have a 2.2 billion business and somebody comes to you and says you have to shut down for 15 to 16 days. Not only that but we're going to use your product and it may not return in the best of shape. What do you tell them

I only see myself doing this in two places, New York and Boston.

My competitive juices are starting to flow again. There are only two places that I'd ever want to go if I did it again ... that's New York and in Boston.

Hockey has to repair the damage that has been done.