John Sexton Quotes

"As soon as we got here, people were inviting us over to their houses for dinner. In Memphis, we never got invited over to anybody's house to eat."
-John Sexton

"You can't predict at any point in a trial where it is or where it's going. We had objectives. We wanted to see the NIT preserved, preserved as a New York asset and wanted to try and create a world where it can become even better than it is."
-John Sexton

"The time has come to move this tournament to a new level, ... By putting the formidable expertise, commitment, assets and knowledge of the NCAA behind this tournament, what we've done is to take a New York icon and given it a chance to be something even better."
-John Sexton

"We've taken a New York icon and given it a chance to be even better. We want to see the N.I.T. preserved as a New York asset."
-John Sexton

"We celebrate the fact that there's a tremendous mutuality of interest here, ... When I met Myles [before the press conference] the first thing we did was hug each other."
-John Sexton

"If I see our big post players in position, I won't hesitate to throw it down there."
-John Sexton

"The time has come to move this tournament to a new level."
-John Sexton

"There came a moment after literally weeks of conversation, ... that both Myles and I began to see a framework... It brought us to a point where there was really a victory without defeat."
-John Sexton