Former U.S. Soccer secretary general Hank Steinbrecher and others spoke to my wife and son about and asked their permission, and they granted their permission without asking me. I don't know if it's appropriate, but I am honored.
– Lamar Hunt
He is not someone who went off to play in Europe and only a few Americans follow. He has the potential to be on magazine covers and more newspaper coverage.
– Lamar Hunt
I get asked this a lot: Why has soccer not succeeded? My answer is, soccer has succeeded. It is already the fastest growing youth participation sport in the U.S. It has already succeeded at the youth level, no question.
– Lamar Hunt
I have no doubts that it will be a major sport-in the United States. I'm probably not going to live to see that day because Americans are a little afraid of getting interested in something at which they're not very good.
– Lamar Hunt
I saw the U.S. game and the street scenes were unbelievable. That was the greatest atmosphere I've ever felt at a sporting event. Part of it was the stunning stadium in Daegu, but it was mostly the fans.
– Lamar Hunt
I think the game has an enormous spectator appeal that dwarfs all American sports because it is so international.
– Lamar Hunt
The boys prep school I attended, the Hill School in Pottstown, Pa., had a varsity soccer team. I knew very little about soccer at the time, however, because it was the same season as our football, a sport that I played.
– Lamar Hunt
The equality of play was a surprise-it was the most competitive race in the seven-year history of MLS.
– Lamar Hunt
The most difficult part of the trip was the logistics - planes, trains, a rental car, taxis, buses, subways, lots of walking, we did it all.
– Lamar Hunt
The stadiums are like none I've ever seen. I think there must have been some strong competition nationally between Korea and Japan to make the best facilities because they are very well designed.
– Lamar Hunt
We literally had all 10 teams alive for a playoff position in the final week of the season. That outstanding balance and those close races created a major surge in attendance in the last month of the season.
– Lamar Hunt
We're looking at ideas to remodel Arrowhead Stadium. It's 30 years old and it's not a good American soccer stadium. We're looking at ways to improve Arrowhead-which is oriented for NFL games--for our spectators.
– Lamar Hunt
Well, we've made huge strides since the 1990 World Cup, USA '94, and obviously since '98. Unfortunately, those strides only register with the public once every four years.
– Lamar Hunt
You can't compare a Super Bowl crowd, which tends to be more polite and a little more neutral to that. The Super Bowl only has 7,000 to 8,000 fans for each team.