John Rhodes Quotations

The first thing I want to try to do is meet with staff and with council, and let's look and see what our major problems are for 2006 and 2007, what they foresee. And let's start looking for some vision for where we're going.

(The Tournament) turned 25 years old this year. USA Today ranks it the No. 1 high school tournament in the country. We're in the heart of basketball country.

since our back has been doing so well defending, not letting goals up, I think we'll be fine.

It looked like there were two storms, ... Nature's storm and a people storm that hit New Orleans.

I think they'll never know an exact number,

We detained two suspects and are collecting more information concerning others responsible for the attack, ... Both Capt. Miller and Maj. Fester were outstanding soldiers. They dedicated their life to help others have a better life.

It's going to be a pretty intense environment down there. I'm sure they are going to have a much bigger following than we're used to, they probably get a lot more fans and it's going to be a night game. So the atmosphere will probably be good and we just have to make sure that were not overwhelmed by that.

I do think (stock) prices are rebounding and I do think it will be a long-term solid investment choice for investors. I think the regulatory environment around pricing will evolve, but it will be a solid industry because it has to be.

It sounds like a good idea. If they bring it up again we'll certainly talk to them about it.

We have to come out fast, right away, and score early. We have to sort of get them to put their heads down and think that they're going to lose the game, and continue with our winning momentum.