"If you look at all the major leagues and their growth and development, you have to conclude that soccer is finally going to take hold in this country, mostly because of the kind of ownership that these teams have. These are guys who are pretty determined and passionate about it."
-- Dave Checketts, the man responsible for bringing MLS to Salt Lake City, where a a yet-to-named named team will begin play in 2005. (Deseret News)
"I remember this with the Jazz, too, it always used to drive me crazy when people would say, 'You've got to support the Jazz because we're lucky to have an NBA team so the community should support the team. That's not how this works. The team better give the community something to come for. We have to put a winning club on the field, we have to have stars, it has to be compelling, the game entertainment has to be exciting, it has to be a fun place to be -- it has to be the place to be.
-- Checketts (Deseret News)
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