Jerry Reinsdorf Quotes

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Jerry Reinsdorf

Profession : Businessman

Birth : February 25, 1936

When I think about how I grew up sleeping on a cot in the hallway in a one-bedroom apartment in Flatbush, it's been a great life. I can't complain.

Jerry Reinsdorf

Perhaps the most satisfying thing occurred when Michael Jordan became a team owner and said to me, 'I owe you a lot of apologies. It's a lot harder to run a team than I thought.'

Jerry Reinsdorf

I have been blessed with a bunch of great kids, grandchildren, and daughters-in-law. It's been a great life. I know I am probably in the fourth quarter, but I am hoping for triple overtime.

Jerry Reinsdorf

I'm proud of the fact I was able to surround myself with great people who did great things, and it resulted in the Bulls being a global brand and winning championships and a factor in the community.

Jerry Reinsdorf

My liking for a team isn't based on just how good it was, but how good was it in relation to how good it should have been.

Jerry Reinsdorf

I thought that the Bulls were an undermanaged, under-operated team and that it could be a very successful franchise if run properly.

Jerry Reinsdorf

You get into sports with the idea that you want to win. If you aren't trying to win, what's the point in being involved?

Jerry Reinsdorf

When I got started, the Bulls weren't even that popular in Chicago. The Chicago Sting, the indoor soccer team, was outdrawing the Bulls. Now you can travel all over the world - Europe, Far East, Africa, wherever - and you see people with Bulls memorabilia or merchandise. It's incredible and the one thing I never could imagined accomplishing.

Jerry Reinsdorf

People say you make your own luck; I don't think that's the case, but maybe you contribute to your luck by recognizing it and taking advantage of it.

Jerry Reinsdorf

I've always believed certain things: You treat everybody nicely because, more than anything, it's the right thing to do. And then you also never know when someone will be in position to help you or hurt you. I know I've gotten help from a lot of people who said good things about me because I treated them well.

Jerry Reinsdorf

Don't tell people you're smart; let them find out on their own.

Jerry Reinsdorf

I always felt if something bad happens, it can be your best opportunity. The times I was most depressed turned out to be the best things.

Jerry Reinsdorf

The only real goal I had was, I wanted to own a car. Because my father, most of the time, he couldn't afford a car. Once in a while he would have a car, but it would be 10 or 15 years old, an old jalopy.

Jerry Reinsdorf

I thought I would spend the rest of my life being a good tax lawyer. The interesting thing about being a tax lawyer is, none of your clients are poor. I had clients come to me and say, 'Can you help us make investments?' That led to me getting into the real estate business.

Jerry Reinsdorf

The only thing about sports is making sure you don't read the papers too often.

Jerry Reinsdorf

Any other business, you want your competitors to go out of business. In sports, you just don't want them to have as good a record as you do.

Jerry Reinsdorf