14 Quotes by Franklin Johnson

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    Until we do our due diligence, no one knows, ... Once you get in there, who knows. If they're enthusiastic, they might want to go for more.

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    Mainly, I want to bring up their level of knowledge on the tournament in terms of history, facts and how it fits into other financial plans,

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    The Pacific Life Open is one of the world's most prestigious tennis tournaments with a significant profile in the U.S. sports landscape.

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    I think it's a major success story, especially when you think of the downside. Securing it is good news and I'm thrilled. It was amazingly difficult, much more than I imagined. There were some down times and I worried about it going first to Shanghai and then to Doha, but we had good people working hard to get the right result.

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    That was crucial. If they had not (struck a deal Wednesday), then (the tournament) would have gone away for sure, ... I think it was a very positive development and I'm very pleased it happened.

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    We will broach the board a week from (today) and hopefully we'll get the go ahead with a proposal. Until we get through that, it's hard to anticipate, ... I'm going to try to get a sense of the board, but this could be tabled if a majority is opposed to it.

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