Steve Largent Quotes

We're not necessarily the ski boat, we're the skier. There are countries like Japan and Korea and others who are the ski boat at this point, but we're getting pulled right behind them.

What you see happening right now with some of the consolidation is all about more spectrum and capital formation that give you the scale, scope and resources to invest in that 3G world.

I think leadership is more than being able to cross the t's and dot the i's. It's about character and integrity and work ethic.

There's nothing like playing. You can coach and you can be around the game, but there is nothing like playing. It's just so much fun.

It's still fun to come to games, and it's still fun to be in the Seattle crowd.

People are very interested in having access to wireless data while they are on a plane.

Life is very good. I'm the president and Chief Executive Officer of the Wireless trade association, the CTIA.

Gun control is not the answer to stop crimes committed with firearms.

I don't have the fire in the belly right now. It's one of those been there, done that deals.

The things that have taken place over my career have been unbelievable. I have a lot of great moments to cherish.

These companies know that at their current size they're not going to be big enough to have the necessary capital, and they don't have enough spectrum to get to the third generation.

Sometimes Congress likes to milk an issue.

When a child grows up without a father, there is an empty place where someone must stand, providing an example of character and confidence.

Where is the harm in the wireless industry?

It's hard, or you wouldn't like it. A lot of coaches really don't like what they're doing.

When you start thinking about taking pictures, sending an e-mail, receiving an e-mail, speaking into your phone and have it transcript voice into text and then sent as an e-mail, it's mind-boggling.

A child can escape the shadows.

People are very protective of their cell phones, how it's used, where it's used and how much it costs. It has become a very personal issue for a whole lot of people in this country.

It sure made me feel good to be here today, and have so many people say so many kind things.

Steve Jobs was a visionary in the technology and telecom community. His contributions to innovating communications have forever changed our industry and our lives. He will be greatly missed.

Ive got a ton of stories about Chuck Knox, ... Over the course of my playing career, there was nobody that I learned to respect and appreciate more than I did Chuck Knox.

It would have been a lot of fun as a receiver to play.

I think leadership is more than just being able to cross the t's and dot the i's. It's about character and integrity and work ethic.

They say politics is a contact sport, and I have to agree with that.