--- title: "4 Jerry Colangelo Quotes - Famous Entrepreneur (How you play the game)" description: "Jerry Colangelo is an American businessman and sports executive. Browse 4 Jerry Colangelo quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jerry-colangelo-49065.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Jerry Colangelo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jerry-colangelo-49065.jpg) # Jerry Colangelo (1939) Entrepreneur **4** quotes in **19** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Jerry Colangelo is an entrepreneur, best known for *How you play the game*. ## Quick Facts About Jerry Colangelo Born November 20, 1939 Profession Entrepreneur Notable works How you play the game ## About Jerry Colangelo Jerry Colangelo is an American businessman and sports executive. He formerly owned the Phoenix Suns of the NBA, the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA, the Arizona Sandsharks of the Continental Indoor Soccer League, the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League, and the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball. He was also instrumental in the relocation of the original Winnipeg Jets team in the NHL to Phoenix to become the Phoenix Coyotes. In 2014, Grand Canyon University renamed its Christian based school of business after Colangelo, replacing Ken Blanchard's namesake. From December 2015 to April 2016, Colangelo served as chairman of basketball operations for the Philadelphia 76ers, before serving as a special advisor to the team until December 2018. ## Quotes by Jerry Colangelo > [The bottom line is, you can't be afraid to fail.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-colangelo/the-bottom-line-is-you-can-t-be-afraid-to-fail/) Jerry Colangelo [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b52/jerry-colangelo-65353_afraid_the-bottom-line-is-you-can-t-be-afraid-t_124935.jpg) > [The community owes us nothing. It's up to us to go out and earn their respect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-colangelo/the-community-owes-us-nothing-it-s-up-to-us-to-go-out-and-earn-their/) Jerry Colangelo [Community](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/community/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/743/jerry-colangelo-65353_community_the-community-owes-us-nothing-it-s-up-to_862110.jpg) > [Meadowlark, you are the best!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-colangelo/meadowlark-you-are-the-best/) Jerry Colangelo [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/472/jerry-colangelo-65353_meadowlarks_meadowlark-you-are-the-best-1190620_1190620.jpg) > [Be a sponge. Spend as much time as possible with people who truly know their craft and be a great listener. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-colangelo/be-a-sponge-spend-as-much-time-as-possible-with-people-who-truly-know/) Jerry Colangelo [Craft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/craft/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bf/jerry-colangelo-65353_craft_be-a-sponge-spend-as-much-time-as-possib_2998813.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-colangelo/#itemlist", "name": "Jerry Colangelo Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The bottom line is, you can't be afraid to fail.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jerry Colangelo" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-colangelo/the-bottom-line-is-you-can-t-be-afraid-to-fail/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b52/jerry-colangelo-65353_afraid_the-bottom-line-is-you-can-t-be-afraid-t_124935.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b52/jerry-colangelo-65353_afraid_the-bottom-line-is-you-can-t-be-afraid-t_124935.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b52/jerry-colangelo-65353_afraid_the-bottom-line-is-you-can-t-be-afraid-t_124935.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The bottom line is, you can't be afraid to fail.” — Jerry Colangelo", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The community owes us nothing. 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