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 Read Quote
Chess is a competition. Checkers is a competition. Mostly, I’m interested in doing real sports. John Skipper Read Quote
With the polarization of points of view around significant political and social issues, sports is a place where people can sort of talk about something together. And I think that is important to people. John Skipper Read Quote
Please watch a little less television. Maybe post a few less comments about the lunch you had today. John Skipper Read Quote
I have found – and tennis may be the greatest manifestation of it – Americans have become more international in taste. Remember the old axiom that you have to have American players for Americans to be interested? And in tennis, it’s just not true anymore. John Skipper Read Quote
The consumption of highlights on ESPN is greater than everybody else’s combined. Fifty-six percent of all news and information consumed in sports is consumed on the ESPN platforms. John Skipper Read Quote
Things that are unique and rare will cost a lot of money. Houses in East Hampton and Malibu will cost a lot of money because there just aren’t that many of them. The value of sports has appreciated because it’s the only thing that people have to watch live. John Skipper Read Quote
