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.

People don't stop eating, and they don't stop drinking coffee.

It's a burden trying to keep a secret. It's hard. It probably takes more out of you trying to hold it and keep it than it does for you to really let it out.

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.

Assists is what Earvin is all about. That's what my whole life has been, assisting others.

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.

Everybody on a championship team doesn't get publicity, but everyone can say he's a champion.