My original intent for investing into Sprint - the main strategy was to buy Sprint and T-Mobile at the same time, so we'd have a critical mass to fight against AT&T and Verizon. The U.S. government didn't accept that. They rejected it. So my fundamental strategy was broken.

Masayoshi Son

Masayoshi Son

Accept Against Broken Buy Critical Fight Fundamental Government Intent Investing Main Mass Original Rejected Same Sprint Strategy Time

Related Quotes

Renewables is part of social responsibility, but the information revolution is the only main thing I am interested in.

— Masayoshi Son

AmI AmInformation

If I go to the department store, I get no excitement: I can buy the entire department store instead of one bag. So I lost excitement of shopping.

— Masayoshi Son

BagBuyDepartment

In tennis, you strike a ball just after the rebound for the fastest return. It's the same with investment.

— Masayoshi Son

AfterBallFastest

All human beings are the same. In the United States, people come from all over the world, all races, all backgrounds. And they're all doing what they want, many scoring huge successes. When I saw that, I became more open. It freed my soul.

— Masayoshi Son

BackgroundsBecameBeings

If you live in the States, you see the windmill signal on your smartphone all the time. It's like living in Beijing air. You have to remember the blue sky.

— Masayoshi Son