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Business is a combination of war and sport. ”
I love Russian culture. I don't know the young Russia, I'm not at all familiar with young Russia, but the old school Russia is good enough for me for the moment. ”
What's that show? 'TMZ'? They stand there and say, 'I've got this on this person.' The focus on celebrities can be detrimental because people could be thinking of other things, but it's a part of the culture and it's what sells. ”
The biggest thing is to give it back. You want to leave the game in a better situation than you came in with it. That's really important to me, especially being an avid reader and just learning about how to build businesses, learning how to make the most of the business you're in, the ins and outs of the relationships that you build as well. ”
In every sector of business, it's really hard to build something where you can get on a good run. In sports, it's even harder because you only have a small window for an athletic career. ”
I came to the Bay Area not just to play basketball but to explore business interests. ”
I don't want to be a basketball player that's a businessman. I want to be a businessman that's a business. ”
I try to let the people I do business with off the court know that I'm serious about my business off the court. So I try not to mix the two. ”
I've had a lot of help... from Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, venture capitalists. They've helped me out a ton. ”
A lot of people in the movie business don't have a point of reference for me; nobody really knows who I am. ”