Tom Hicks Quotes

I don't have the insight with the Longhorns that I do with the two teams that I own, but as a fan and reading the sports pages, I'm bullish about the Longhorns.

If you take the approach that you want to scrape every last nickel off the table, that'll work one or two times, but after awhile, your reputation will precede you.

What you don't want to do is to hang on to the aging superstar past his prime and take resources away you can otherwise use to build a better overall team.

I wanted to get Buck's first-hand view of the team after a tough road trip. We try to do it a couple of times a year and it was good night to spend the evening talking baseball. I got his perspective on what's going on with team.

It was not a big deal. There's not a lot of joy in the Rangerdom right now. That's baseball.

We have really been moved by so much tragedy that I said to our guys that we need to do something that can lighten their load momentarily and give the people a fun evening. We hope we can get several thousand to come out and have a good time.

It's disappointing, it really is. Our players know the rules. They know they are going to be tested. If any of them get caught, shame on them. I am disappointed.

John has brought a new level of professionalism to the Texas Rangers over the last four years. During his tenure the organization has improved on the field at the major league level while enhancing the minor league system.

The management team he (Hart) put in place allows me to promote Jon Daniels to become the youngest general manager in major league history.

If we get our attendance up around 3 million, things could change.

This guy is a brilliant baseball mind. And as you get to know him, you're going to see why I made the decision.

He is a truly brilliant mind. His youth is an asset to us. He's a truly exceptional talent.

There are economic differences between the teams, so I'm sure some teams want to get playing because they're losing money by not playing. But I anticipate we will come out of this with a total resolve to fix the system, and we'll press forward in trying to accomplish that goal.

Both sides were able to find middle ground and not go through the alternative of an arbitration hearing. Hopefully that spirit of cooperation will carry over. Obviously three years from now we want to find a way to make Tex continues to play in Texas.

I'm glad I didn't sell the team because it really has become special. I can't believe it's been 10 years.

We have tremendous respect for the player and what he has meant to the game of baseball.

We're just waiting. We have tremendous respect for the player and what he has meant to the game of baseball. We hope he decides to play. Once he's made the decision, he's a player we would have great interest in.