When I got to the Mavericks people were all giving me advice - change this, change that - and one thing that I didn't do was fire anybody.

I know I'm prejudiced and I know I'm bigoted in a lot of different ways.

I wouldn't be where I am now if I didn't fail ... a lot. The good, the bad, it's all part of the success equation.

What I’ve learned in these 11 years is you just got to stay focused and believe in yourself and trust your own ability and judgment.

Wherever I see people doing something the way it's always been done, the way it's "supposed" to be done, following the same old trends, well, that's just a big red flag to me to go look somewhere else.

What I’ve learned is that if you really want to be successful at something, you’ll find that you put the time in. You won’t just ask somebody if it’s a good idea, you’ll go figure out if it’s a good idea.

I think that any reporter or columnist will be a little more careful when doing interviews with me.