Jack Ward Quotations

He was very nice, very good within his group. He was very complete and well-balanced.

It doesn't do an employee any good to give them a four percent raise to give it all back to insurance.

Unfilled orders earlier in the year contributed to weaker sales results for the balance of the year for Russell Athletic. Additionally, sales weakness in Mossy Oak continued throughout the year, with declines of approximately 20% from 2004.

We feel positive about our many growth opportunities and our cost reduction initiatives outlined in January. We also have already begun to see the benefits from our lean manufacturing initiatives and have experienced a broad base of support for these efforts throughout our operations.

These changes will result in our having fewer, larger facilities. We must move quickly to achieve lower costs.

Deterrents aren't sufficiently strong because to many white collar crimes seldom result in conviction.

As indicated earlier, we were disappointed in our 2005 financial results. Despite certain areas of our business having record performances, such as international apparel and Brooks, we did experience disappointing sales overall in our Sporting Goods segment. Unfilled orders earlier in the year contributed to weaker sales results for the balance of the year for Russell Athletic. Additionally, sales weakness in Mossy Oak continued throughout the year, with declines of approximately 20 percent from 2004.

The citizens are getting the best use of the dollars they are paying in taxes.