Jerry Reinsdorf

“When I look back, I did what I had to do for business and then fit family life into it.”

“The team was supported by the fans, and the city was committed to a new building. But that wasn't good enough for Walter O'Malley. He had a better deal, and he passed up a good deal for a better one. I don't think that was right, because ownership of a ballclub is at least a semi-public trust.”

“I never believed in pushing my kids. My dad was very unhappy I wasn't going to be a doctor, but I couldn't stand to see the sight of blood. And I wanted to be a lawyer since I was in seventh or eighth grade.”

“I've said this over the years publicly - this is not a lucrative business. My goal every year is to break even with the White Sox.”

“O'Malley wanted to move the Dodgers out of Brooklyn because he saw the promised land. He was right about that, but to this day I think he was wrong to take the Dodgers out of Brooklyn.”

“We completely support Commissioner Silver's decision today regarding Clippers owner Donald Sterling, and praise him for his prompt investigation and action.”

“I only had one player in my 33 years of sports that couldn't be traded. He wore No. 23 - and 45 when he played baseball.”

“I think every parent takes more pleasure in seeing their child succeed than seeing themselves succeed.”

“When I think about how I grew up sleeping on a cot in the hallway in a one-bedroom apartment in Flatbush, it's been a great life. I can't complain.”

“Any other business, you want your competitors to go out of business. In sports, you just don't want them to have as good a record as you do.”

“I am constantly the butt of jokes.”

“Perhaps the most satisfying thing occurred when Michael Jordan became a team owner and said to me, 'I owe you a lot of apologies. It's a lot harder to run a team than I thought.'”

“We can't make a decision based on PR value. We have to do what we think is right.”

“It's bad for baseball to have owners who can benefit another business by losing money in baseball.”

“You can't make a manager have a coach he doesn't want. I can't make the head of the accounting department work with someone he doesn't want.”

“People say you make your own luck; I don't think that's the case, but maybe you contribute to your luck by recognizing it and taking advantage of it.”