Quotes by John Sexton

“Pictures you have taken have an influence on those that you are going to make. Thats life!”

“There came a moment after literally weeks of conversation, ... that both Myles and I began to see a framework... It brought us to a point where there was really a victory without defeat.”

“You cant predict at any point in a trial where it is or where its going. We had objectives. We wanted to see the NIT preserved, preserved as a New York asset and wanted to try and create a world where it can become even better than it is.”

“Weve taken a New York icon and given it a chance to be even better. We want to see the N.I.T. preserved as a New York asset.”

“We celebrate the fact that theres a tremendous mutuality of interest here, ... When I met Myles [before the press conference] the first thing we did was hug each other.”

“The time has come to move this tournament to a new level,”

“The time has come to move this tournament to a new level, ... By putting the formidable expertise, commitment, assets and knowledge of the NCAA behind this tournament, what weve done is to take a New York icon and given it a chance to be something even better.”

“The time has come for the university to insist that the academic needs of its undergraduates be met. Those undergraduates in classes affected by the strike are understandably anxious about the disruption to their studies. Such disruption must not continue.”

“As soon as we got here, people were inviting us over to their houses for dinner. In Memphis, we never got invited over to anybodys house to eat.”

“If I see our big post players in position, I wont hesitate to throw it down there.”