Masayoshi Son

I started Softbank in 1981, a year and a half after I came back from the United States, after graduating from Berkeley. I wanted to start my own company when I came back to Japan.

Back in the year 2000, most of the Internet companies were not making any money.

Whenever there is a big difficulty, I don't make excuses. Instead, I say I will solve it even if everybody leaves.

I am the largest shareholder in SoftBank; I share the same interest as the other shareholders.

To many of you, Sprint may seem like a burden for SoftBank. But in my view, Sprint is going to be one of SoftBank's primary cash cows.

Just like I gave Jack Ma and Alibaba the luxury of staying private for longer, I am now giving Arm the gift of being private. My only message to them now is take my investment and let's go, go, go.

Softbank 2.0 means globalisation of Softbank.

It's actually sad to be rich.

To have real success and roots in a society, there has to be a local champion, and hence we believe in identifying a local entrepreneur.

It's a long journey. There will be good times, and there will be bad times, but SoftBank is always there.

All human beings are the same. In the United States, people come from all over the world, all races, all backgrounds. And they're all doing what they want, many scoring huge successes. When I saw that, I became more open. It freed my soul.

Think big; think disruptive. Execute with full passion.