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St. Louis is still a special place for me. I still have my home there. I live there in the offseason. I enjoyed playing in front of 40,000 people every day. I tried to do my best to help the organization win. I had success there. We won two World Series. We went to three. That's something you can't take from me.

You know what, I had 11 great years with St. Louis. My gosh, those are the best years of my life. And I will never, ever forget that.

I have no hesitation to say that St. Louis is a great place in which to live and work.

Man, I love coming home. St. Louis is actually hard to capture.

St. Louis is a good example of a vibrant city. Having stayed in a hotel in 2011 overlooking Cardinals stadium when they won the World Series, their fans definitely show up loud and proud.

I think the preponderant opinion clearly was that St. Louis could be a great football city if it had a team of its own that they could really root for.

Chicago is my hometown and will always have a special place in my heart.

St. Louis has a great startup scene and a vibrant business community.

Over the years it has been my privilege to lead performances with Saint Louis, the National Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra and so many other wonderful organizations.

I am absolutely confident that St. Louis can attract major players in technology and make the companies that are here blossom.