To be honest, women just make us smarter. They make us better. I've noticed that in my workplace. I've noticed that at home. I've noticed that in my past experiences in life.
Boy or girl, the youth of the world deserve opportunity and we as leaders have to be the ones that at least create a path for them.
I grew up in northern Nigeria.
I was honestly more talented in soccer than in basketball. I don't think I'd have gone anywhere in soccer. But I think I was more talented in soccer.
I couldn't shoot. When I went to play in Europe, I learned to shoot better. I could jump, so people would just back off of me.
I study history. I study the game. I study the NBA and the team I'm working for very, very closely.
I was one of those athletic African players.
When my mom travelled, she would bring me basketball tapes.
There were great European players that were great basketball players that did not make it in the NBA... This is the best league in the world.
Our job is to find out what's the next thing that is going to be advantageous to us and contribute to winning.
We can say potential all we want, but at the end of the day, sports is about winning.
It doesn't matter where you are - it could be Timbuktu - if you win, people will watch, they'll follow and they'll support.
It's my responsibility to put a team on the floor that will win, and that attracts players.
Look at the teams that have been successful in the NBA. Yes, you have big, glamorous cities like L.A. But Miami has won, and so has San Antonio. Oklahoma City is a very successful team. They're not the biggest markets.
I love it here. I really do. Toronto is home for me.
To build a winning culture, you are going to have to prove yourself.
It's easy to defend, in my opinion, when you play one-on-one.
I am confident about who I am as a person, my character, and as a human being.
I'm proud of Toronto. I'm proud of Canada. I'm proud of the NBA. I'm very proud of it.
I don't really watch any TV. I'll glance at the TV sometimes if my wife's watching 'Empire' or 'Scandal.' I'll sit with her for an episode. But I don't have a TV show that I watch.
