" Explain why build -- pot became the general partner of the ownership group at the end of the day. Is there one person. In the group but the majority ownership if everything goes wrong will be there write the checks in our case they looked at our ownership. And they asked build -- to step up and and take him. Bigger piece of the ownership. And that and that was that was a huge huge step for us Jimmy -- the point -- And was basically asked to step and take a secondary role in the ownership group and build upon. Stoops stood up that Jimmy could -- really messed that up they're really battled bad but he didn't. He did exactly what the league asked to do and that that may have been the key reason why the managers were born. And Jimmy. Absolutely. Handled that with such class and such dignity that humility I was very impressed so --"

" The only thing you -- usual detainment Orlando whatever adjustments you gotta make or whatever movement you've got a night that's all the matters."

" The rest of it is a significant."

" I'm only one person. Today we had a whole community. Has supported behind it and I've always gotten too much credit town for."

" What the magic nickname come from we had a contest through descent I should let go get our -- on right now and we had a contest many thousands of names were submitted. -- formed -- committee narrowed it down to four names. He argues. The heat. The magic. The rays I think those I think that's where we work then my daughter came down for a visit -- six years old. And and in the July of 86 had a wonderful wonderful visit over that we -- and that figure back to the airport to fly back to -- about if he said dad. -- that this place is magic. And I thought to myself that set. It is like match. I mean most people think of Orlando Florida they think they're. Spring training sunshine and golf courses and are accused of -- announce -- move when they come down here for some magic and we just hit and that was it. Orlando Magic was born."

" How many times a day a week. Did you wonder are we going to get this done -- it was -- point early on when you thought. I'm not sure we're going to pull this off -- I think from -- the get -- we were we were fighting upstream. We had no arena. There was no history of Major League sports in this community through that kind of small town in the mideast. Great future we were selling. There were many nights I I thought Ku would've had done."

" In general I remember a lot of people -- for -- stand basketball's not going to go over here in this is football country. This is college country and you're going to do what you're going to build an arena -- and -- together 18000 people and it they've they've left out of some of them to keep first step."

" With which to sell the community that he could be done and we had a lot of visionary people who bought it and and never. Never yielded on that and then we had to go sell. The NBA owners and the league up."

" And then NBA assistant General Counsel Gary Bettman introduced a plan to take all four expansion groups. At a new cost of 32 and a half million dollars per franchise."

" The board of governors. Of the National Basketball Association. Has decided. That it will expand the National Basketball Association. By four. Teams."

" And it was a thrill and excitement. I guess terrorism. Totally silent because all together we all got it done. Nestled in the head and then head either Cheyenne -- it was fantastic. All celebrated together. Studio choked up over."

" It's."

" and we gathered here and I remember saying to that people who were hanging I mean literally hanging from the rafters. Orlando though. Where the NBA. That was that was the highlight however all four teams would not enter the league asked the same time. Miami and Charlotte would take the court in 1988. With Orlando and Minnesota delayed play until 1989. And in retrospect nothing ever happened to it. Gave us another year to get -- arena finish properly. Theater tickets in place you know really put the foundation of the franchise. That I think still carries this to this day that extra year was very helpful. Orlando had an NBA franchise but with conditions. The 14000 season deposits and had to be turned into a minimum of 10000 actual season ticket purchases. By December 31 1988. But I never will forget. That check came in from auto dealer smaller -- used car auto dealer came into the office who wrote a check it got us to the 10000 mark. So we had another celebration probably rate your church street."