“This is not an alternative business model, this is not a brave new day. This is good old-fashioned defense. This is a defensive management of a business in decline.”
“I don't have the resources to do what Bank of America and Wells Fargo do. We've got to come over here and do our own thing — and do it well and not worry about what the big boys do.”
“The pressure from underneath was too much, and it was actually coming through the floors and the walls and all around inside the levy. There wasn't anything we could do then, so we just bailed out.”
“He was taken for a big ride. He was much too trusting. He made bad choices which led to bad luck. Most tennis players of his ilk, with the exception of Roscoe Tanner who is now in jail, have gone on to become very successful millionaires.”
“He's not a stupid guy at all. He's intelligent and amusing and I have to say I'm surprised that he's having to [auction his trophies.] But he's living in Stockholm and in Sweden you get taxed out of existence so I suppose that may be the reason.”
“I think it's likely that within three to six months we could have all the key elements pulled together in the form of a term sheet, which would be the key financial elements.”
“At some point, we expect there will be some correction from cyclical highs that we are seeing now. One reason is simply currency; the weak U.S. dollar means that everything denominated in U.S. dollars is worth more in dollars.”
