Kevin Mitchell Quotations

I was scheduled to go to Paris next week and I was really sweating it until yesterday when the conference was canceled. Yes, I'm in the business and I understand that the statistics are in your favor when you fly, but I'm just like everybody else -- I don't make decisions based on statistics.

I believe we've improved offensively and defensively. You can see people have grown into their roles.

It is a definite concern at a time when we have virtually no new entrants in the pipeline.

I think it's a phenomenal net plus for business travelers. We're going to have a smaller industry that by necessity means there won't be the frequency of flights and convenience for some people. But up through 2000, 90 percent of my time was spent on three issues -- skyrocketing business fares, gridlock at airports and worsening service levels. I think those three issues will be resolved over the next few years.

You have to add this extra time to screening wait times for a true picture of security-imposed time obligations.

When I turned professional I said my aim was to win three world titles at one weight and then move up in weight and do the same there and finally retire a legend - that is still my aim and I will achieve it.

This requires virtually no investment by Northwest and represents about 5 percent of their inventory. For business travelers like me ? I am 6-foot-5 ? this is going to be very appealing.

I urge all dog owners to attend a rally to show their disgust at the Government's plan to microchip all dogs.

They are all trying to respond to what the business traveler wants.

The waves were so big and the wind was so strong that we couldn't keep the (escort) boat with the swimmer and that made it unsafe to continue.

The Wright amendment represents the desire, intent and right of North Texas communities to plan for and strategically invest in commercial air services infrastructure for their benefit.

I wanted to be tested over the full championship distance and I felt fine in the later rounds.

Employees, if given the option, are going to opt for the train more often than not.

This decision will put at significant risk the interests of the consumer, United Airlines' employees and the economy,

This industry was never built to operate at this level of $70 a barrel, ... And that's what it appears it will cost for the foreseeable future.

You need to ask yourself whether it is prudent to be traveling in the next couple of weeks and, if you do go, have a contingency plan for being stuck.

I'm following in the footsteps of some the best British fighters ever and I will emulate them by going on to win a world title,

If United were to slip into Chapter 7 bankruptcy and go out of business, the loss of this competitor would surely push up prices.

The ball just popped free, and I scooped it up. I played tailback in high school, so I just borrowed a couple of Pierre Thomas' moves.

That harmed some of the other carriers it competed with who simply could not provide fares at those levels and not lose money.

Dallas Morning News reporting clearly moves the debate forward to a point where the mayors of both cities need to fully understand the relative benefits of various scenarios involving the closure of Love Field, as was originally intended by both cities back in the 1960s.

In the next 18 months we are likely to see more change than in the last 10 years combined. If we go to war with Iraq, it will spike fuel prices, scare the living daylights out of the traveling public... and be the kiss of death for airlines.

The common theme here is that as the low-cost segment has moved toward improving their product and offering more amenities, the major carriers as a whole have moved toward reducing these amenities. The products look almost the same.

It's a little early to see the impact now. Companies are now just beginning to form committees. But there is a tension in a lot of companies. Until the headline reads 'Human-to-human transmission,' there's no reason to trigger those changes in travel policy. But if that happens, we could end up with a lot fewer airlines globally. I think as we see images of airport quarantine rooms, people will get message that flying isn't a good idea.

We knew about this issue about a month ago. For a Monday, it's not impacted us that much.

They're going to be confused and somewhat upset.

They're going to be confused and they're going to be somewhat upset. Is it going to stop them from flying? No.

For the first time, this industry is consumer driven. The consumer has said very often and loudly where the price points are.