Gary Bettman's Quotes

Young people, particularly in their teens and 20s, are not consuming sports the way my generation did. They are doing lots of things; they are multitasking. They are getting downloads; they are getting alerts on their computers or on their cellphones, and they are consuming sports in a more real-time but less full-time basis.

Gary Bettman

I think there's always a line between what is parody in good fun in chanting and what is intended to belittle certain segments of society.

Gary Bettman

Sports, as a media property, is increasingly valuable because it's something you have to have live. As a result, we're a better touch point for sponsors and advertisers because our commercials typically don't get zapped out.

Gary Bettman

What you want to do, particularly when you're dealing with a professional sports league and franchises and people's passionate commitment to the game and for the team they root for is, it has to be sustainable.

Gary Bettman

I believe that the Greater Phoenix Area is a terrific sports market; it's a terrific hockey market.

Gary Bettman

I would hope there would be a greater appreciation by casual sports fans of the incredible skill and passion of our players.

Gary Bettman

If you're a sports fan, it is really cool when you see the best-on-best for hockey at the Olympics.

Gary Bettman

I know when you're in the business of cover sports, you look for 60-minute games and a result. It's never that simple.

Gary Bettman

When you look at the team that Jimmy Rutherford has put together and the players that he has, this is just a great story of excellent in professional sports.

Gary Bettman