I am a businessman. This is what I do each and every day. I love it. I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.

Standing on that platform, I said a silent prayer. I thanked God for giving me the strength and the opportunity to come back, to play basketball again, and to be part of that whole magnificent Olympic experience. It's a memory I will always cherish.

You can't get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.

If you come to me and say, 'Hey look I'm a racist,' or 'I discriminate against blacks,' or 'I don't like you because you're African American,' I respect that. I can respect you more by doing that. But don't smile in my face, shake my hand, and then you don't really respect me, or want me to be around, or come to your games as the owner of the Clippers.

As an athlete, I understood the value of my health insurance. I knew that in my profession, injuries were common and could happen at any time.

I'm a big believer in dreaming. If you don't dream it, you can't become it.

For me, it always goes back to something I learned in basketball. There's winning and there's losing, and in life you have to know they both will happen. But what's never been acceptable to me is quitting.