Mike Ilitch Effect Quotations

When we hired Scotty Bowman, everything changed. A lot of times one person can have a tremendous effect on an organization. You know, Jim addressed right away you've got to have all your veterans on board. Ironically, the first thing Scotty told me was getting your veterans on the same page. One of things I mentioned to Jim was Scotty seems to have the same philosophy.

I've said it over and over -- when you get that one guy, you can win. A lot of times, one person can have a tremendous effect on a team.

When you get that one person, ... it can have a tremendous effect on an organization.