Christmas Day was special because everybody is watching at home. That's what I loved about Christmas Day because it shined the spotlight on the Lakers, on our team, and we knew that all of the other leagues were at home and millions of people were watching. So it made it a special day to play on Christmas.

If the community is happy, then they support your business and if your business is doing well, then you can give back even more to the community.

If somebody says no to you, or if you get cut, Michael Jordan was cut his first year, but he came back and he was the best ever. That is what you have to have. The attitude that I'm going to show everybody, I'm going to work hard to get better and better.

On his telepathic understanding with James Worthy- It's almost like we have ESPN.

I love to be in the ballpark. I love to just go in and enjoy a great baseball game, a great pitchers' duel.

I really want people to know that I've worked hard, very hard, to get to where I am today.. this didn't just happen overnight. I started in business over 25 years ago and have found a way to build on what I've learned through every partnership and opportunity.

To me, everything is wonderful. Life is wonderful.