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“To have Kobe retire as a Laker, that to me is really important.”
“I really wasn't expecting to fall so hard for Phil. As a matter of fact, when my dad said he was talking to Phil Jackson about him coming to L.A. to coach the Lakers, I tried to argue against it.”
“From the time I was in elementary school, I wanted to work in the family business.”
“A relationship isn't just about space; it's about emotion and heart and all those good things.”
“Any time you have a change of leadership in an organization, everything kind of shifts.”
“My dad empowered me and made me believe I could accomplish whatever I set my mind to.”
“I think you can tell by the people who surround me the type of person that I am, and the people I rely on in my close circle are trusted, respected, experienced.”
“There's no crying in basketball!”
“I've always said that our fans are our most important asset.”
“The Lakers are my life.”
“Everybody will give you a certain amount of respect just because you're the boss' daughter. But if you don't follow through, you lose that pretty quick.”
“I get a lot of letters from people saying, 'I want to follow in your footsteps,' and I don't know how to tell people how to follow in my footsteps, because I can't give them the opportunities that I had.”
“I can't tell you how many letters I get from grandmothers who say, 'It's the only thing I can talk to my 15-year-old grandson about.' The Lakers are more than just a basketball team to this city. They're part of this community.”
“Dr. Buss set the bar high for the Lakers.”
“I just like working with my family; I like building something together.”
“Kobe is worth every penny, and I'd never had any doubt that he'd contribute to this team.”
“I think as long as you have Kobe Bryant on your team, anything can happen in the playoffs.”
“Every fan wants to win every year, that's how my dad was. It would be nice to be able to do that every year, but I think Lakers fans know, as long as they see progress, and steps going in the right direction, they'll be patient.”
“The Lakers have been part of the process of revitalizing downtown L.A. That's what my dad's passion was. He loved to win, but he loved this city. He wanted this city to be proud of its team.”
“I took a stand-up comedy class because I'd always wanted to.”