I mean, don't get me wrong, being ref is a very tough job - managing 10 of the best athletes in the world. At the same time, I think there is way too much ego from their standpoint.
You want me to own a team and deal with these rich, spoiled stubborn athletes, and try to get them to perform? No thank you.
Football coaches don't have real problems.
Personally, I would never criticise a player in public.
Grateful for this opportunity with Roc Nation Sports. It’s go time.
In wrestling, there's a shelf life, and some wrestlers don't pay attention to the shelf life.
I take care of Demetrious Johnson, and the UFC takes care of themselves. That's nothing against the UFC; they're a well-oiled machine. They do an amazing job at advertising and making stars.
When I first left Nike to go work with LeBron and manage him, I was really bullish about managing other athletes. I really wanted to get more athletes besides LeBron and build this big management practice. And in hindsight that was a mistake.
Bob arum is Manny Pacquiao's boss, Floyd Mayweather is his own boss.
In the back of my mind, I always knew I wanted to be in the sports representation business. Being an ex-player, I knew that those were the people I wanted to work with.
Boxing's a business, and I've got a great team around me who have been looking after me in that sense.
You can't imagine the number of people in professional sports who have come up to me and said, "God, you treat those assholes like I'd like to treat them." And my question is, "Then why don't you?".
At the end of the day, if you're a professional athlete in track and field you are the CEO of your company.
Me and Jason Kidd are with the same agency so I talk to him quite a bit.
Reporters don't know me, because I don't talk to them; I just talk to the players.
All my fighters know I'm a fan of theirs. They know I think of them as the stars and that we will facilitate in the building of their stock.
Jerry Rice made the decision and we honestly tried to accommodate him the best way we can.
At the end of the day, it's a business about fighters and a business about people. This is our philosophy.
