Bernard Ebbers

The coach's job is to get the best players and get them to play together. ”

I put those people in place. I trusted them. I had no idea they would do anything like this. ”

I used practically all the money I had available. ”

We very much regret that our merger with Sprint was not allowed to proceed. ”

I didn't have anything to apologize for. ”

I wasn't ever advised by Scott Sullivan of anything ever being wrong. ”

Our investments in data, Internet and international have been particularly timely and have positioned the company to post industry-leading incremental revenue gains. ”

We were a fast-growing company, and I was a demanding boss. ”

I know I lost my temper, but I tried to be human along the way. ”

I have some assets that over time will be worth something. I've been in the process of selling others. ”