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"I don’t do this job because I have to have it. I’m not afraid of making a mistake. I do have a fear of failure that drives me. At the same time, the people I admire in the business are the people who are willing to take some chances. There are no guarantees. You have to be willing to take the shot" – Celtics President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge, on his team-building philosophy (BOSTON MAGAZINE, 11/ '13 issue).

“I’m looking forward to when that roof opens up for the first time. The heavens will open up” – 360 Architecture Senior Principal Bill Johnson, after the Georgia World Congress Center Authority board this afternoon unanimously approved the Falcons' $1.2B stadium design (BIZJOURNALS.com, 10/29).

"They never watched LPGA golf until Lydia came along. There was so much demand and interest last year that SKY Sports in New Zealand set up a deal where now they watch the LPGA" – GolfChannel.com's Randall Mell, on Lydia Ko's affect on TV coverage of golf in her native New Zealand ("Morning Drive," Golf Channel, 10/29).

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