"I'm a believer that you accomplish much, much more with direct relationships than by using an intermediary. And that cash you keep in the bank can be the difference between staying alive as a small business, or not."
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"If there was a template for success in sports, everyone would follow it. You do the best you can and trust the people you trust."
"I think college is an absolute. In this world you have to learn how to learn and get in the habit of always wanting to learn. Some kids have that out of high school and may be able to do the college equivalent of home schooling. Most kids can't. So I highly recommend going to college."
"Can't say no one makes money from Twitter now. The NBA does."
"I don't think there's any question that the UFL or any other league that wants to challenge the NFL can have an impact. The demand for professional football is off the charts."
"Do it because you love it. Then it’s not a job. I’m a geek. I love technology. I would be online working with technology regardless of what my day job is."
"As far as businesses, I was always hustling. I had to pay for my own school. I got 20 bucks every week or 2 from my dad and that was it. So I had a "whatever it took" attitude."
"I don't think people realize the risks they face every time they create a text, or post on a social network. Unless you expressly make the effort, everything you do online, including texting, has a shelf life of forever."
"Kids should go to college, but they should go to the best school they can afford to get through with minimal or no debt. That might mean going to a community college or an inexpensive local state school. Whatever it takes."
"Sometimes you buy the horse, sometimes you invest in the jockey. It really comes down to the actual business and the upside."
"I just try to have a good time, enjoy my family, enjoy my life. I was having a blast when I was poor, and I'm having maybe a little bit more now that I've got something in the bank."
"YouTube has gotten so big that you're not a standard unless YouTube adopts you. And that's a big fight."
"I'm scared shitless of heights."
"The thrill of victory in business blows away the thrill of victory in sports. Business is a sport 24/7/365."
"Am I crazy to spend [millions] in contracts when I have the chance to get three layers deep into the playoffs?"
"If you think back to the first sporting event you went to, you don't remember the score, you don't remember a home run, you don't remember a dunk. You remember who you were with. Were you with your mom, your dad, your brother, on a date?"
"Only morons start a business on a loan?"
"If you don't follow the stock market, you are missing some amazing drama."
"Higher education is a business that doesn’t know it’s going out of business."
"If you have managers reporting to managers in a startup, you will fail."