I've always studied business. Even when I was a ball player, I'd read business journals and the business sections of newspapers.

Even as a fierce competitor I try to smile.

I'm from there. You know, when you grow up with these people and see them every day and then you look at the numbers... it was easy; it was a no-brainer. And when Sony took a look, it was a no-brainer to them, too.

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.

The important thing is this Just because I'm doing well doesn't mean that they're going to do well if they get HIV. A lot of people have died since I have announced. This disease is not going anywhere.

Just celebrate the life you had, not the life you could've had.

There's Michael [Jordan], then there's the rest of us.