John Mara Quotations

I don't see why we would have to do that, ... We've been working on this for close to a year, and we've spent millions of dollars for a seating bowl and other concepts. We can't start over now.

Our developers and architects will have a submission next month that is fully compliant with what the state wants,

It's obvious that we are at an impasse with them, ... It's equally obvious that there are a lot of balls up in the air right now.

We think the league's decision to move our game with the Saints to Giants Stadium will allow us an even greater opportunity to contribute.

Our guy did pretty well this year. We won 11 games. I think it will be better to try and judge it at the end of their careers, not at this point. ...

The walk we'd take after we'd win a game was always the best time. It was just that quiet few minutes between the end of the game and the locker room, making our way from the booth to the elevator, seeing that smile on his face. If you want to know when I feel his presence the most, that's when. I can still feel him right there next to me.

I don't believe this would have occurred without his involvement. He was there at all the critical times to push one side or another, including the sports authority. It's been a dream of his for quite some time.

He'll stay there as long as he's able to do it.

He never gave up his will to live. He tried so hard to get out of bed and walk. He fought to the very end, and he never complained. His faith never wavered.

I was never 100 percent sure that we'd ever get over the hurdles,