Gary Bettman

Our franchises have never been healthier. Our league, in terms of its economic footing, has never been healthier. ”

The fact is, I view part of what I do is, if necessary, on difficult issues, be the lightning rod. ”

The issue of how the game is played is something that's constantly being reviewed internally with the Players' Association, with the general managers, and it's something that we continue to monitor on a daily basis. ”

I think it's very difficult to generalize as to why, in a particular league or a particular industry, somebody has or has not come out. We certainly don't want a player to come out for our sake. It should be what's right for him and something that he has to be comfortable with. ”

From as early as I can remember, I was focused on becoming a lawyer. ”

The Olympics are very proprietary about letting others promote and market what's going on, so we shut down for 17 days, and they don't let us do a whole lot in return for giving our players to them. We don't get compensated, and we've never looked for compensation. ”

I would hope there would be a greater appreciation by casual sports fans of the incredible skill and passion of our players. ”

I couldn't do what I do day-in and day-out if I didn't love the game. ”

You don't want people rooting for anything other than the team that they love and the players that they think the world of to win. We don't want there to be another agenda. ”

The relationship between concussions and the asserted clinical symptoms of C.T.E. remains unknown. ”