"We want to make it clear that we are here to serve only the best interests of the players, " Fisher said.

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"We are here to serve you, " he added.

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There are so many issues on the table here that I think we don't hear enough about what the human costs are to people who serve and to the families who are also left to pick up the pieces.

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"We have to support the patients we serve and we need at all times to remember that that's the only reason we are here, " he said.

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