Quotes by Michael Downey

“When Sharapova, Venus or Serena do things outside the sport to get attraction it can only be good for the game. Were in a world where its not just about sports its about entertainment.”

“You now see stars coming in from all over the world. Thats an advantage in a marketplace like Toronto that is so culturally diverse. We know were going to attract a lot of Russian-speaking Torontonians.”

“Youve got a competitive reel between the three of them thats larger than tennis. Every sport wants to see their star players expand beyond their game because then youre reaching a larger market.”

“Whats going to be one of the big issues is whos going to be the face of the Toronto tournament, Stacey did that so well. Weve got to make sure we dont lose that standard.”

“Theres a very good chance (of a change) to the management structure as there should be in any case where you lose a very significant employee, ... When you have a person with Staceys tenure, the structure starts to gravitate toward the individual. Now, we have a clean slate. We have to determine how the existing people fit into it and where the gaps are.”

“Im happy for Rick and his family.”

“I dont mind losing to union people. I dont want management deciding who the next president of Council 94 is going to be,”

“Did he tell you he is trying to be executive director? Thats why he brought that cash. He was there soliciting votes to become executive director.”

“Ive been here 23 years and I havent taken no deals. Im not going to take one now,”

“The display has a 240 by 320 resolution, ... The average Palm device has a resolution of 160 by 160, so ours offers roughly double the resolution.”