Robert Sarver
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"Robert Sarver" is the majority owner of the National Basketball Association franchise Phoenix Suns. He bought the NBA franchise from Jerry Colangelo in the spring of 2004. He is also the owner of the Women's National Basketball Association franchise Phoenix Mercury.

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Tucson is a big basketball city, ... The Wildcats are No. 1, but I think we're second.

The passion, the determination and the heart that guy has is unbelievable.

The Gorilla has meant so much to the city of Phoenix, and he has taken on a life of his own. The community loves the Gorilla, and we're honored to see him inducted today.

In business, people wait until the story's finished and then judge whether it's good or bad.

Our commitment is to bring a WNBA Championship to Phoenix, ... In the last two seasons the Mercury have gone from a team that won just eight games to the doorstep of the playoffs. We will begin the search immediately for the person who can take us to the next level in our effort to bring a championship to our very loyal fans.

With all the plans being unveiled downtown, we are getting increasingly bullish about what is going to take place down there, ... We think this will be an iconic structure.

I think our team will be better, ... I rely on the coach and GM for that and they're jazzed. The team is going to be a little different. The thing people need to remember is we've got some pretty smart people in the basketball organization and they're looking for the same thing everyone else wants.

Our people really enjoyed it here. The facilities are great, and we have a great relationship with the University of Arizona. It feels like home to me here.

He's considering it. He's a maybe.