I'm not possessed about owning the Buffalo Bills, just as I wasn't possessed about owning the Buffalo Sabres.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I grew up in Buffalo, New York, and was a big Bills fan.
I learned about the market's power when I was traded to the Buffalo Bills for $100.
When you inherit a franchise that won one playoff game in the last 10 years, you've inherited a troubled franchise.
Bill Polian and I agreed when we first came together with the Buffalo Bills that we'd bring players only of high character to the team.
Ultimately, if you can say that I'm a bad owner and we're winning championships, I can live with that. But if we're not making the playoffs and we're spending and losing money, then I have to look in the mirror and say maybe I'm not taking the necessary steps to doing what it takes to run an organization.
I was a Knicks fan until the day I bought the Bulls.
My construction business represents 10 or 20 times what I'll ever invest in football. But from the moment I bought the Chargers, I would become forever known as the owner of that NFL franchise.
I hate jealousy, I hate possessiveness. I'm nobody's possession.
I want to own the New York Jets, that's what I want. And I absolutely believe I am going to own the Jets.
I felt I was owned by possessions.