Football is about as popular as it can be in the U.S. The upside, the expansion and growth lies overseas.
There's a lot of young talent. I felt strongly that we wanted somebody with a great football mind who'd make it their mission to succeed. And a coach, likewise. Somebody young, energetic, open.
One good thing about being in business is you learn to compromise. And so you learn to strike a deal that maybe isn't what you were looking for but is better than what you've got.
I almost felt like I knew London before the first time I went there.
I really believe in fate or destiny, and I believe the Jacksonville Jaguars were my destiny. I believe, when it's all said and done, it couldn't have worked out better for me... man, oh man, this was just perfect.
As an engineer, I learned that a long time ago: you don't want to get into a rational discussion about irrational subjects.
You can do anything you want to do. You have to work hard, you have to create your own luck, and you have to have some luck also.
You can't confuse safety with religion or national origin.
I love architecture, but I learned early on that architects just don't make a lot of money.
Cold calling is about developing social skills and getting used to rejection. We are constantly selling something to somebody.
I've gotten to know them and love everything about the people of Jacksonville. There is an energy and a youth factor here that you don't typically associate with Florida. There's a real vitality. It's energizing.
I feel I have to play a role to help Jacksonville achieve big things, to achieve its potential. There is opportunity here, and sometimes it isn't always evident, but it's there.
Jacksonville has exceptionally good talent in the areas of modality activities.
I have a huge affinity with London, and I have a lot of relatives here - now and before I was born. I pretty much look at London as the centre of the universe.
I think imagination is a crazy thing, and that's what makes the world go around.
The great thing about the NFL is that you get into it for love, and you realise it is a fabulous business.
The NFL is one of the few sports where it's possible to tear things down and start again.
Whenever I was flying commercial, I would land in Chicago, and they would announce, 'Get your passports out.' It happened so often, I would walk to the front of the plane and say, 'You're looking for me. Just take me; it will be easier for everybody else.
Nobody cares about '60 Minutes.' Everybody cares about the Jaguars. Isn't that amazing?
I had to overcome a lot of barriers. Until 1947, it was illegal for people from the subcontinent to migrate to the U.S. The subcontinentals were the last ethnic minority to gain citizenship. You assimilate. My name was too hard. They said, 'Shad is what we are calling you.' You go with the flow.
