It's as important as anything I've ever done as owner. To have the next great big man of the NBA, read more

It's as important as anything I've ever done as owner. To have the next great big man of the NBA, it's very important for the team and the city. We're trying to win championships, and anything that takes away from that concentration (such as contract issues) hurts. I think we can be one of the top three teams in the West. We have a great team and great coach. And we have an asset that a lot of teams don't have with Yao in the middle.

I think doing everything just right is not as important a message these days. It's not as salient a message read more

I think doing everything just right is not as important a message these days. It's not as salient a message as doing everything with style and panache.

There is a structural problem in the rural economy and a structural problem in the urban economy, that's really the read more

There is a structural problem in the rural economy and a structural problem in the urban economy, that's really the story, ... It's really coincidental that everything has gone bad at one time.

We think the drinking water on aircraft is safe to drink and has been.

We think the drinking water on aircraft is safe to drink and has been.

No one knows what Falls Church retail is today.

No one knows what Falls Church retail is today.

There is very little disease here. We have not been seeing the diseases that many people around the country feared.

There is very little disease here. We have not been seeing the diseases that many people around the country feared.

I believe that that domain expertise will preclude the MCAD and [product data management] vendors form getting more involved in read more

I believe that that domain expertise will preclude the MCAD and [product data management] vendors form getting more involved in this space. But we will need tight alliances with MCAD vendors.

My poor head is in such a whirl, my mind is all in bits.

My poor head is in such a whirl, my mind is all in bits.

Despite the ethnic diversity within each nation, the social fabric of the region by and large is one.

Despite the ethnic diversity within each nation, the social fabric of the region by and large is one.