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I regret the 1998 - 99 lockout. I regret that we didn't work harder to educate our players and our owners about what the damage would be. I never can quite come up with the answer on what else we should have done, but I always blame a part of the problem on us and some part on the players.

~David Stern

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My own basketball background was ripping up my ACL in a lawyer's league.

~David Stern

Topics: Background Basketball Lawyer League My Own Own Ripping Up

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I grew up in an age where women's tennis did not have similar prizes to men, and they played in complete obscurity, really, compared to the men's game.

~David Stern

Topics: Age Compared Complete Did Game Grew Men Obscurity Played Prizes Really Similar Tennis Up Where Women

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You will ultimately be defined by the sum total of your responses to circumstances, situations and events that you probably couldn't anticipate and indeed probably couldn't even imagine. So just keep your eyes on the course and be ready to move in different directions depending upon the crises and opportunities with which you are faced.

~David Stern

Topics: Anticipate Circumstances Course Crises Defined Depending Different Different Directions Directions Even Events Eyes Faced Imagine Indeed Just Keep Move Opportunities Ready Responses Situations Sum Sum Total Total Ultimately Which Will You Your

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By nature, I'm a person who always says that whatever I've done, I could've done better. But I don't dwell on it because I'm waiting for the next time something happens and try to believe that my past experience will have helped to educate me in terms of how I deal with future ones.

~David Stern

Topics: Always Because Believe Better Deal Done Dwell Educate Experience Future Happens Helped How Me Nature Next Next Time Past Person Says Something Terms Time Try Waiting Whatever Who Will

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I think anyone who doesn't say that they'd like people to think that they're doing the right thing is wrong. I mean, I'd like it to be that way, but I've never allowed it to influence my actions.

~David Stern

Topics: Actions Allowed Anyone Doing Doing The Right Thing Influence Like Mean Never People Right Right Thing Say The Right Thing Thing Think Way Who Wrong I Think

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We need a system where all of our teams have the opportunity to compete and to make a few dollars. That's not a bad desire for collective bargaining for a sports league, and it's great for our fans.

~David Stern

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I love my job. I come every day having a ball.

~David Stern

Topics: Ball Come Day Every Every Day Having Job Love I Love

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I'm persuaded that sports is the one place where the rules are pretty well set out, where fans are equal. And if you got game or you're a good official, you make it here, whether you're white or you're black.

~David Stern

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You walk into the playgrounds in Shanghai and Beijing, and you see youngsters who are shorter, shaking and baking and having attitude. And Jeremy Lin is going to inspire all of them.

~David Stern

Topics: Attitude Baking Beijing Going Having Inspire Jeremy See Shaking Shanghai Them Walk Who You Youngsters

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Businessman

Born: September 22nd, 1942

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