25 Quotes by Paul Mott

It's going to be challenging, but you do the best you can. You work closely with and support emotionally those that are trying to hang in and do it with you. But this is a tremendous challenge, no question about it.

It's pretty sensational, ... The interesting thing is he always loved soccer, and now he's the big cheese in basketball. I'm really pleased for him, and I think he's really good at it. The best part is that the team has not done well recently, so he can only go up. He has every reason to be successful.

That led me here, ... That's when I decided I wanted to do what I could to help the World Cup be successful.

I wanted young kids to have the opportunity to idolize pro players the way I idolized the North American Soccer League players, ... I volunteered with the committee in Dallas, and when the committee resigned itself that they couldn't get a team and closed up shop, we went to work and negotiated the contract for the Cotton Bowl. I got the North Texas State Soccer Association to give its support.

I'm looking forward to seeing New Orleans rebuilt. This is not a city that is going to vanish. ... I think this is a city that is going to come back better and stronger.

I'm committed to having a presence in Louisiana this season. What form that takes, I'm not sure,

The Hornets (and the NBA), since our temporary relocation, maintained that one of our biggest goals was to play games in the New Orleans Arena this season.