Top 13 Quotes & Sayings by Ted Leonsis

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Last updated on December 23, 2024.

Theodore John Leonsis is an American businessman, investor, filmmaker, author, philanthropist, and former politician. He is a former senior executive with America Online (AOL), and the founder, chairman, and CEO of Monumental Sports & Entertainment. He is also founding member and investor in the Revolution Growth Fund, which includes investments in FedBid, Resonate Insights, Optoro and CustomInk. He founded and chaired of SnagFilms, which produced the documentary film Nanking. The film was honored with the 2009 News & Documentary Emmy Award. He is also an author, having published the book The Business of Happiness in 2010.

American - Investor | Born: January 8, 1957

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There is nothing more exciting than playing in a building with the college vibe. It's something that I wanted to be a part of. This doesn't exist anywhere else in the league. It's a great tool to help us keep great players and bring in incredible players.

Ted Leonsis

We need more NBA owners to own WNBA teams.

Ted Leonsis

For some, a sign of your success starts with, 'I'm going to buy a big house.' Then, 'I'm going to start buying art.' And 'Oh, I want a sports team.' We need the WNBA to be that aspirational - you make it as a big time female entrepreneur or executive and you say, 'You know, my dream has always been to own a WNBA team.'

Ted Leonsis

It's Web, and then everything else. It's social media first, and everything else.

Ted Leonsis

There's never been a better time to be an NBA owner

Ted Leonsis

We look at the Web as being our basic power plant, kind of like electricity, so the Web and communicating in this fashion is second nature to us now. It's not like we go brochure, television, mail. It's Web, and then everything else. It's social media first, and everything else.

Ted Leonsis

When you look at the last 20 years in the NBA, there have been seven teams that have won the NBA championship. Six of those seven teams drafted the number one or number two pick; their foundational people.

Ted Leonsis

A successful business is either loved or needed.

Ted Leonsis

What I've learned so far from researching is that to win the Stanley Cup, you have to make the playoffs.

Ted Leonsis

The ideal set up would be to own an NBA team, a D-League team, and a WNBA team.

Ted Leonsis

We can't score goals, we can't stop goals, we aren't hitting, we can't play on special teams... we all stink. We can try to improve but to do so we will need to make trades. And who would want our players that are underachieving?

Ted Leonsis

Today, if you listen to sports talk radio, they are not talking the right way about most women's sports. Those people will retire, or frankly a lot of them are getting fired or laid off - and we'll get younger people into key media positions who are more egalitarian, more open minded, more respectful.

Ted Leonsis

The more communities in which you are an active participant, the more likely it is that you'll be happy.

Ted Leonsis

Top 13 Quotes & Sayings by Ted Leonsis

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