To me, the worst thing is to just be knee-jerk and emotional.
— Shahid Khan
Basically, what I want to share with the Jacksonville fans is, here I am, reporting for duty and ready to serve the fans. Let the fun begin.
I want to be clear: I do not view myself so much as the owner of Fulham but a custodian of the club on behalf of its fans.
I have no regrets about buying Fulham. Absolutely not. This is a perfect club for what we wanted to do. It's absolutely historic, small, and has just the perfect fan base.
I don't think it's any different if I'm in the U.S. or in London. I look at operations globally.
When you hire in business, you don't worry about marquee value.
In the end, all we need to remember is Slavisa has promoted a club from the Championship to the Premier League and has managed sides at the highest level of football. In other words, Slavisa is exactly the head coach we need.
You have to have commercial income so you can spend on players.
Manager Kit Symons sees our players daily. As a top-flight player not that long ago, Kit knows and feels the game.
I can help as chairperson, and Fulham can help our NFL effort. Collectively, these synergies will help everybody.
I had to overcome a lot of barriers. Until 1947, it was illegal for people from the subcontinent to migrate to the U.S. The subcontinentals were the last ethnic minority to gain citizenship. You assimilate. My name was too hard. They said, 'Shad is what we are calling you.' You go with the flow.
Nobody cares about '60 Minutes.' Everybody cares about the Jaguars. Isn't that amazing?
The great thing about the NFL is that you get into it for love, and you realise it is a fabulous business.
I'm from the colonies, so I remember when the sun never set on the British Empire.
I feel I have to play a role to help Jacksonville achieve big things, to achieve its potential. There is opportunity here, and sometimes it isn't always evident, but it's there.
If you aren't learning, you are regressing, because more growth comes from failure than from success.
You have to take the time to live in a place to collect all the pieces, develop a vision. You can't just go to Home Depot and buy everything.
This is a partnership really with the fans. They have to come and support the team.
I've said this before: a homeless guy in Detroit has more mojo than a millionaire in Jacksonville.
I was recently very fortunate to have been introduced to Mohamed Al Fayed, a man I respect and admire immensely for what he has accomplished in his life and - above all - what he has given others.
Sashi will assume the general counsel responsibilities formerly held by Paul Vance, who is leaving the franchise after 18 years of service.
I want Fulham to be very successful.
The concept of head coach simply means being hyperfocused on the pitch and team performance.
I promise that no one wants to deliver a winner to Fulham supporters more than I do.
I have learned lessons in America about how you go about things, and what I know is that you find the best people, empower them, give them the resources, and hold them accountable.
It's not an easy thing to captive-breed a falcon. You need to take extreme care of its diet and exercise and keep it close to its natural environment. Whenever the birds take ill, I only use Ayurveda to cure them.
You balance sport and business by having a sustainable model for a club and by winning. Because winning makes people feel better.
I can control my destiny; I control my life.
Whenever I was flying commercial, I would land in Chicago, and they would announce, 'Get your passports out.' It happened so often, I would walk to the front of the plane and say, 'You're looking for me. Just take me; it will be easier for everybody else.
I think imagination is a crazy thing, and that's what makes the world go around.
Jacksonville has exceptionally good talent in the areas of modality activities.
I've gotten to know them and love everything about the people of Jacksonville. There is an energy and a youth factor here that you don't typically associate with Florida. There's a real vitality. It's energizing.
Cold calling is about developing social skills and getting used to rejection. We are constantly selling something to somebody.
Urban living is an intersection of business and personal life.
I'll be spending most of my time really relating to the fans and developing the relationships. The rebirth, really, of the franchise in Jacksonville where we will win on and off the field.
My priority is to ensure the club and Craven Cottage each have a viable and sustainable Premier League future that fans of present and future generations can be proud of.
Clubs shouldn't be counting on an owner just as a benefactor.
Paul came to the Jaguars in 1994 and has loyally served the franchise in a variety of capacities, most recently holding the title of Senior Vice President of Football Operations and General Counsel.
You go through life and learn valuable lessons.
I believe the term 'head coach' has been misunderstood, though not by Slavisa nor nearly every one of the other candidates we interviewed. Slavisa avidly embraces the concept of head coach, which is to be on the pitch, training, organising, planning, and everything that comes in preparing for and leading the Club on match day.
Mohamed Al Fayed took Fulham from the second tier to where they are today.
Discretion is a very valuable asset.
I own two species of the raptors - Falco peregrinus and Falco biarmicus.
Throwing money on the fire is normally not the solution to every problem. You put the fire out by listening to the people who are smarter than you are.
It doesn't matter how hard you work, there are forces that kind of prevent you from being the best you can be.
The NFL is one of the few sports where it's possible to tear things down and start again.
I have a huge affinity with London, and I have a lot of relatives here - now and before I was born. I pretty much look at London as the centre of the universe.
We have made a great effort to stabilize the Jaguars, and London has played a key part in that. We see the Jaguars as an engine and catalyst for the overall growth of Jacksonville, and I believe we have proven our commitment beyond a doubt.
There are 320 million American dreams. Go get yours.
Washing dishes gave me the sense of empowerment and feeling that I control my destiny.
