Author: John Skipper

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Sports occupies a central place in our society, and, as such, it is unavoidably cultural in nature and often engaged in societal issues.

Sports occupies a central place in our society, and, as such, it is unavoidably cultural in nature and often engaged in societal issues.

- John Skipper

Chess is a competition. Checkers is a competition. Mostly, I'm interested in doing real sports.

Chess is a competition. Checkers is a competition. Mostly, I'm interested in doing real sports.

- John Skipper

I have this thing I used to say at home and in the office: If somebody is calling, unless it's somebody who can fire me, I'll call them back later.

I have this thing I used to say at home and in the office: If somebody is calling, unless it's somebody who can fire me, I'll call them back later.

- John Skipper

When you look at what you get in a cable subscription, it is a spectacular value. For $70 or $80 a month is what it would cost a family of four to go to the movies one time.

When you look at what you get in a cable subscription, it is a spectacular value. For $70 or $80 a month is what it would cost a family of four to go to the movies one time.

- John Skipper

Sports fans have an unbelievable ability at the end of the day, when the game comes on, to kind of put everything aside and watch the game.

Sports fans have an unbelievable ability at the end of the day, when the game comes on, to kind of put everything aside and watch the game.

- John Skipper

Sports is a mass product, and it's a non-replicable product. You can't knock it off.

Sports is a mass product, and it's a non-replicable product. You can't knock it off.

- John Skipper

Brand matters. And ESPN is, by far, the most popular sports brand. People trust ESPN.

Brand matters. And ESPN is, by far, the most popular sports brand. People trust ESPN.

- John Skipper

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