Bob Myers
In recognition of his work in professional basketball management, Bob Myers received the NBA Executive of the Year Award, a distinction that marked him as one of the more consequential figures in the league's front-office landscape.
Born on March 31, 1975, in Danville, California, Myers grew up to attend Monte Vista High School before pursuing his education at the University of California, Los Angeles. He later completed legal training at Loyola Law School, a background that shaped his early career as a sports agent. That work representing players gave him a foothold in the professional basketball world, and he eventually transitioned into the role of sports executive — the position with which he became most formally associated. Along the way, he also worked as a basketball player and, in time, as a sports analyst, accumulating experience across several distinct facets of the game.
The arc of Myers's career — from Danville to the courtroom to the front office — reflects the varied preparation that preceded his recognition at the executive level. His receipt of the NBA Executive of the Year Award stands as the most concrete measure of how that preparation translated into results, affirming his standing among the people who shape professional basketball from outside the lines.
Quotes by Bob Myers
It took a lot of people to keep it rolling for 40 years, and I'm just glad it's still here to go. I hope it goes for another 40 years.
It's good that people recognize a piece of technology that has endured through two programs -- I guess really three, if you include Skylab.
This isn't the first time this has happened to us. We weren't prepared and we've come through each time.
The system can be set up so that lower-level security breaches stay at the bottom of the response ladder. If critical security breaches occur, the system can immediately initiate top-level response, including officer command scripts that tell the utility police officer exactly how to respond to the situation on their display monitor.
The stories strike a chord deep within us, ... They take us back home, back to our roots.
(The School Board) made the decision to let the administration decide, and I thank them. It is not an easy situation, and it is inevitable. You can't stop change.
When a crisis is unfolding, you don't think of it as competing for time and resources. Everyone needs to stretch--keeping focused on running the business and doing what needs to be done in the face of intense need. You have to do more.
The project will use state-of-the-art technology on both the hardware and software side. The sheer size and scope makes this project physically complex and technically challenging.
