Football Quotes by Gary Bettman

Obviously, we're focused on the Winter Classic.

— Gary Bettman

I don't worry about the integrity of the game. Our players are professionals.

— Gary Bettman

We don't want our players getting hurt.

— Gary Bettman

I was always a fan of the game, and I wouldn't have taken this job if I wasn't a fan of the…

— Gary Bettman

On the issue of behavioral health and the like, the program we have in place has always been available to former players…

— Gary Bettman

What we have tried to instill across the league through ownership and management is that we stand for inclusiveness and to judge…

— Gary Bettman

I think it's fair to say that all of the teams that have been in the playoffs have played very physically.

— Gary Bettman

There is less fighting in the game than we had years ago. I mean, we penalize it.

— Gary Bettman

We did the World Cup to relaunch our international efforts, and that served as a foundation.

— Gary Bettman

I think it's fairly clear that playing hockey isn't the same as playing football.

— Gary Bettman

I don't feel that it's either necessary or appropriate for me to comment on what the NFL either says or does.

— Gary Bettman

We don't tell the officials to change the standard for the playoffs, but as we all know, time and space tends to…

— Gary Bettman

In '94, we made the deal during collective bargaining that wasn't the right deal, just to save the season. Allowing the 'in…

— Gary Bettman

I think that when somebody loses a bet, they tend to sometimes confuse their motives in rooting and enjoying the game because…

— Gary Bettman

While players say they like the five-day break, they're also saying they don't like the compression that goes along with it, and…

— 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…

— Gary Bettman

When you're in other time zones in other places, you don't get quite as much attention; you don't get quite as much…

— Gary Bettman

You don't want people rooting for anything other than the team that they love and the players that they think the world…

— Gary Bettman

The issue of how the game is played is something that's constantly being reviewed internally with the Players' Association, with the general…

— Gary Bettman

This is a tragedy for the players. Their careers are short and this is money and opportunity they'll never get back.

— Gary Bettman