James L. Dolan

“I don't make my decisions by P.R. I make my decisions based on what I think is right or wrong.”

“I'm an artist, and an artist doesn't worry about being politically correct when I write.”

“I think it's a requirement that the general manager and the coach are communicating with each other on a regular basis, and it's unacceptable if they're not.”

“There's no game I come to where I say, 'We can't win this game.' That's important.”

“A good executive, when things aren't going well, gets down and finds out what's going wrong and tries to fix it.”

“I love the Knicks and Rangers, right, but you still have a responsibility to your shareholders. They're not there because they're fans. You don't invest hundreds of millions of dollars in a stock because you're a fan. You do it because you think that the business is going to increase in value, that the stock price is going to go up.”

“We are honored to host the greatest players in the NBA in the newly transformed World's Most Famous Arena for the 2015 All-Star Game. Over its 134-year history, Madison Square Garden has been privileged to host some of sports most defining and enduring moments and we are thrilled to add this prestigious event to The Garden's illustrious history.”

“We need to keep the Garden a place that's comfortable and safe for everybody who goes there.”

“John Davidson is one of the premier executives in the National Hockey League. As we continue to build a team that can consistently compete for the Stanley Cup, John's knowledge of the game and his experience and passion for the Rangers logo make him the ideal choice to oversee our Hockey Operations department.”

“As the head of the public company, you can't say you can't sell, because then you're telling your shareholders that your own personal feelings about your assets are more important than their money. And they won't invest with you if you do that.”

“If you can help an employee get to that extra level of skill, you have a great executive.”

“I signed a contract with Phil Jackson, the man who has more championship rings, as far as I know, than anybody else. He was the best guy we thought we could find to run the New York Knicks.”

“You'd be hard-pressed to find a living New York team owner the fans like.”

“All of us at Cablevision and MSG owe Dave Checketts a debt of gratitude for 10 years of service.”

“I don't worry about how I look.”

“The fans are not in the locker room, they're not at the practice facility, they're not in the office with us. They want wins; we understand that.”

“I am by no means an expert in basketball.”

“No, the Knicks are not owned by the public. The Knicks are owned by the shareholders of the company, of which I'm the majority shareholder.”

“When a coach loses a team... that's when a coach is kind of done.”