Commissioner Quotes

27 Commissioner quotes by 24 unique authors

In my native Boulder County, Colorado, the fracking fanatics are out in force. They are marching door-to-door, petitions and mythology in hand, and they are… — Bob Beauprez
I think that David Stern is probably the greatest commissioner that any sport has ever had in the history of this country. — Bill Russell
I know of no one who would be a good High Commissioner of Palestine except God. — John Chancellor
No one ever asked what was my relationship with Bart Giamatti. We used to talk about baseball a lot as a player and a commissioner,… — Pete Rose
The two men were greedily hunched over the table, like two wolves disputing a carcass, but their muttered speech in the echoing hall resembled more… — Jan Neruda
I don't know if 1300 players could really participate in the selection of a commissioner, and I've never given it a great deal of thought.… — Pete Rozelle
I am honoured to be asked to take on this role, especially as it comes at such an integral time for our relationship with South… — Paul Boateng
Mayor De Blasio's appointment of Bill Bratton as police commissioner is the height of hypocrisy. Asking Bratton to stop racial profiling and stop and frisk… — Charles Barron
Michael Brown, the director of FEMA, was nominated by President Bush in 2003 and plans to start the job any day now. ... Prior to… — Jon Stewart
If people don't want to come to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them? -Yogi Berra, The Yogi Book, to baseball commissioner Bud… — Yogi Berra
Pro football was taking off when I became commissioner, and when a sport's successful and you're its chief executive officer, much of the credit flows… — Pete Rozelle
Rather than saying that the commissioner is hired by the owners and therefore is subservient to them, you have to look at whether or not… — Pete Rozelle
I was the first woman British commissioner, the first woman trade commissioner, so I am also proud to be the first woman High Representative. — Catherine Ashton
As a planning board commissioner, I have to review the applications for development throughout the city, and the bulk of those applications have been for… — Frank Vincent
Let me be clear: Any new approach must ensure the integrity of the game. One of my most important responsibilities as commissioner of the NBA… — Adam Silver
They're selling postcards of the hanging They're painting the passports brown The beauty parlor is filled with sailors The circus is in town Here comes… — Bob Dylan
Actually I'd always thought he sat in the library with a slim volume of metaphysical poetry until the commissioner called him on the bat phone… — Ben Aaronovitch
I was pulled out of Omaha when I was younger because my father started to work, when he was done serving as county commissioner, at… — Howard Warren Buffett
Before being elected to Congress, I oversaw the Cook County Hospital System as a Cook County Commissioner for 10 years. — Mike Quigley
I would probably say that being a commissioner in sports is one of the hardest jobs in the world. — Landon Donovan
My dad was a city councilman and a county commissioner, so I grew up involved and engaged in the political process. — Bill Huizenga
The Commissioner was correct to ban Mr. Sterling from all official NBA business, to levy the stiffest allowable fine, and we will support his recommendation… — Jerry Reinsdorf
I think the Commissioner is taking the steps necessary to give the game back to the players and the fans and hopefully take the league… — Cobi Jones
I feel, first of all, very privileged that these people think enough of me that they made me commissioner. And it's almost like, as Yogi… — Bobby Hull
This is a coup for commissioner Bud Selig. I'm surprised it's as good as it is. — Fay Vincent

Who Wrote These Commissioner Quotes

24 authors contributed a total of 27 Commissioner Quotes as follows: