“I spent five years working very hard to develop a relationship with th...” — Eric Shinseki Quote

I spent five years working very hard to develop a relationship with the veterans' service organizations. We have together worked some major projects.

I am an armor officer.

I do engage veterans. I meet with the veterans' service organizations monthly. It's a direct, no-holds-barred discussion. I travel to their conventions, where I speak to the veterans membership. I do travel. I've been to all 50 states. When I do, I engage veterans locally. So I get direct feedback from those veterans.

It's tough never being right.

The magnificent army that fought in Desert Storm is a great army, and it still is a magnificent army today. But it was one we designed for the Cold War, and the Cold War has been over for ten years now.

When WWF and WCW came along, they weren't the only game in town, but to make a good living, you had to work for one of the two organizations. Without a true Number Two, there is no such thing as a Number One. You're just it; you're just there.

I wanted organizations to see me as someone who was capable of being a big league manager. The Red Sox saw that I was capable.

When we grew up, we had YMCAs. Organizations and places where kids went to play.

Organizations go through change.

I like going to the UFC. I've been to Bellator fights, I've been to ONE Championship fights - I'm not down talking them at all, they're great organizations. But I know the UFC people, I've worked with them a lot, everything goes very smoothly there, and I'm just very happy with where I work. There's a very good potential to grow your brand.