Alex Spanos

When you're winning, you're a hero. When you're losing, you're a bum... I'm as bad as the fans, believe me. If they only knew how I hate losing and what we go through to try to win. ”

My great frustration is that, more and more, my memories come and go, and friends all my life are not recognized. Many of the things I say and do, I can no longer remember even right afterwards. ”

Nobody who knows me would believe this, but I was always the life of the party. Oh, how I loved to sing and dance, and we had good times. Good clean fun it was, too. ”

My construction business represents 10 or 20 times what I'll ever invest in football. But from the moment I bought the Chargers, I would become forever known as the owner of that NFL franchise. ”

My greatest success story has been my family. ”

I've studied the lives of the 20th century's great businessmen and concluded self-confidence was instrumental in all their success. ”

I was on the field praising quarterback Dan Fouts during a ceremony to retire his number. Boos began shaking the stadium. It was a moment of misery like I'd never experienced before. Afterward, dejection hung over me for days. ”

All my kids have worked in the family business. I've been successful at that. My family knows how to work. We all started working very young. ”

The best way to learn is by doing. The only way to build a strong work ethic is getting your hands dirty. ”