Tom Benson Quotes

In life, you're going to have a lot of problems. Everybody's got problems. Some is worse than others. Some is sickness. Some, like me, you've got problems that you don't like that come up. But you've got to handle them.

- Tom Benson

Football has very direct and strong connections to New Orleans. The game of football has served as a positive beacon in our city. It has given our citizens hope in tough, trying times.

- Tom Benson

I'm 85 years old. I've been in business since I was a teenager, practically; I was in grade school, and I even had a paper route. I always had a job so I could have money to spend on girls.

- Tom Benson

I've had a lot of different companies. I've been in banking and automobiles and real estate and a lot of things.

- Tom Benson

If you've got a coach that overlooks the problems, then you've got problems.

- Tom Benson

The person who lets them get you down, any kind of problem, is the person that fades out. So you've got to be strong enough; you don't like it, but you've got to be strong enough to accept what's going on and that you're going to fight it or whatever it takes to overcome this matter. That's the way I feel.

- Tom Benson

Some people like to play golf; I like to come to work.

- Tom Benson

You've got to enjoy every day and make the best of it and go forward.

- Tom Benson