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Keeping Score: Robert Kraft
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New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft discusses his personal success and much more
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- Date Feb 5, 2012
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Bob Kraft is the owner of the New England Patriots it is his success on the field is staggering.
People know what led him to have the money that's funny too we're with old -- the -- patriots.
The coveted franchise on the number one sport in this country maybe the world Bob.
Don't know how you got -- don't leave you any.
Well it started in the early settlement -- I dreamt about buying the team.
You know what's in the state of Vermont for boys for the first 34 years or season was always -- before Christmas.
One home playoff game and certainly which we lost in Houston.
-- well some days.
We just posted -- six.
Years ago fifty home for.
-- 13 team and it took me about fifteen years.
That point in but not an option on the land.
Columbus in control of parking and maybe -- the -- -- -- about -- -- him out of bankruptcy and -- Restore -- that I kept the team from moving this thing was.
The night before and -- -- sportsman.
And -- were in the world could lose my passion.
But I knew that we could do so much in the community.
We could run this properly it was -- life.
First -- by the team it's good for charity and he would.
She made me promise that I wouldn't it wouldn't change Philanthropic.
Because we played so much.
For the team and I made that commitment tournaments over -- the good a good job.
We have a greater impact on the community that we gave -- Hoffman and all the way that we.
-- part of the thing we're lucky to be born in the greatest country in the world.
What's going Washington.
Coming for people who were business oriented work creating jobs.
You have jobs you can do everything in this country but we need to keep the entrepreneurial spirit alive.
We have honored -- we celebrated volunteers from this year was who was number one.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- The players where the image.
I believe it's virtual.
Each week.
We celebrated -- from volunteer group -- leaders.
Who every year go over there's military personnel.
In Iraq.
-- Undercover -- go.
And they do community of we thing.
Five groups of appreciated.
Nurses teachers -- Policeman -- personnel we have their managers.
Anonymous people.
They -- should come to visit were running twenty people most scores from over 101000.
We.
-- -- -- The -- under he was.
Correction.
And randomly -- -- twenty people.
Goers.
-- -- of great service to our country.
You know the military the ultimate volunteers.
-- -- -- -- That that.
You did mention about this country.
We with -- good times and bad times but it seems like -- vilify people.
Who had the most success site as if they all got it for read and stole it from somebody.
You know it's doing business.
I noticed -- it where I'm -- -- monologue.
That was them -- I'm either doing that you US.
In taxes but we give our Philanthropic giving.
Like we do children or -- we very.
To be very frank our charitable giving we can have a greater.
Public.
Area.
The intention for the government.
We're trying to fill -- -- so.
We're doing a lot of creative things and education.
Health care that we hope lots of people I was.
Privileged to receive enough the world from.
When you go to further.
-- of the people was.
A worker.
It was not a man of great.
Follow that system.
Every Thanksgiving.
It through our players in the morning.
Speak to them about we need more -- in the match.
I'm going to.
Dunkin' Donuts.
The person behind you very the video whatever.
And just buy his book and then we went without looking.
Where any kind of thank you we'll make you feel so good will be -- and we need more people we live in the greatest country in the world.
We got to come together as a country just like I hope the New England Patriots come together -- bring home our fourth world championship.
The giants have you.
Well they've beaten us.
-- us.
Three times we've played them.
So.
You know 45 years ago we played really the fourth pre season game and then.
This year is what really counts because every team is -- different.
Team and I think the biggest mistake we've been this year is we had four turnovers.
Since that game this year we've won ten in -- row.
So I'm hoping these powers for two.
We can win level but there -- -- -- Have a great quarterback -- on -- -- Assuming they're -- -- the lines.
Outs than you think if you do -- for -- I try to speak about issues although -- That's a very complicated situation.
All -- no news.
From good improvement -- and contractual.
Situation.
Under the listen.
Before we -- a lot of very long term it was so important -- our plan.
We took some progress.
Before the season started.
-- -- a real lot we made the right decision.
-- -- -- But I don't know all the boxes of medical flags.
You have a lot of people were ball so about really qualified.
Maybe next time I talk to be on the podium in the middle of the field with confetti everywhere.
From your lips to God's.
Thanks villages to -- the underdog.