When I play against someone that's new in the league, I make him respect me. They may have heard about me, but now you get to see me actually in front of you. That drives me.

Playing sick. That is so hard to do. It has to be a total mental challenge, as well as the physical challenge.

I want to be the bridge to the next generation.

I just feel that my competitive drive is far greater than anyone else that I've met, and I think that I thrive on that.

I failed so therefore I succeed.

Ultimately, if you can say that I'm a bad owner and we're winning championships, I can live with that. But if we're not making the playoffs and we're spending and losing money, then I have to look in the mirror and say maybe I'm not taking the necessary steps to doing what it takes to run an organization.

I missed 9000 shots in my career, lost almost 300 games and missed the shot to win the game 26 times.