John W. Henry

“The fact is, LFC is going to require substantial investment, as did the Red Sox.”

“Truth is, I prefer to think that I have joined the 'Globe,' not purchased it, because great institutions, public and private, have stewards, not owners.”

“I do not think any thinking individual buys a sports franchise, or an English football club, to make money.”

“But NESV has always had debt from the first day we purchased the Red Sox. We have some partners who look at Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and almost demand that we have debt as a consequence.”

“In the digital world of today, one can say almost nothing is local.”

“If you make a certain type of statement, you can make a pretty good prediction of how George Steinbrenner will react.”

“Back when I was an idealistic 18-year-old on my way to Chicago, I might have believed that being on the side of virtue would guarantee a good outcome. These many years later, I know better.”

“Manchester United has done an incredible job of building a young, talented, deep squad.”

“Credit is probably more acceptable in American culture than elsewhere.”

“You cannot stick with the same media strategy forever any more than you can stick with the same football tactics forever.”

“When I think of how special Anfield is and how special Liverpool is, everywhere around the world everyone is talking about Liverpool, it is because of the fan base.”

“LFC is not servicing debt other than stadium debt.”

“I don't read fiction.”

“There was a lot of criticism in Boston that we weren't going to spend money on the Red Sox after we did the Liverpool transaction. Then there was the fear we wouldn't spend in Liverpool. Hopefully the fans of both clubs will eventually see what we see clearly - that there is nothing to fear from the existence of the other club.”

“When the Red Sox spent $300million on Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford, Liverpool fans were irate. It actually should have been Boston fans.”

“Our goal in Liverpool is to create the kind of stability that the Red Sox enjoy. We are committed to building for the long term.”

“If you build a 70,000-seat stadium it will cost much more than double to build than a 35,000-seater. The higher the seat the more expensive it is to construct.”