89 Quotes by John Thompson

I love helping kids and working with them. In the couple of jobs I've had, the times where I had assignments to teach something, like a safety topic or something technical, I loved it. It just kinda got me thinking, what do I want to do for the next 30 years?

I have not seen two guys play together like that in a long time.

In North Carolina, cockfighting is a first-offense felony, so now they are coming to South Carolina to cockfights.

In this day and age, you have to understand if you have good players -- and your team has success -- then guys may leave early, ... We haven't gone into it that way, that Jeff's not going to be here, but at the same time you have to plan accordingly.

I attribute that to listening to partners. Partnering been in the DNA of our company for over 25 years.

You want to protect the interest of the kids -- not worry so much about the school -- and do what's best for the player. After what these kids have been through, the NCAA ought to permit them to play anywhere, not punish them and make judgments.

The first issue is the awareness level the general public has of things they can and should do to protect their systems and network connections.

The company used almost 100 percent of earnings for the dividend. This was atypical and a big boost for shareholders.