You have to totally drop your ego and start from scratch, and learn a new business,

It's easy to get into business, ... It's much harder to stay and maintain.

He (Pola) told me about his business and I was curious, ... I could see this was a great team.

In going from sports to business, you can bring some of the same principles. There's a lot of correlation between the two worlds.

Cheney had no problem letting Bradford be first chairman; he didn't let his ego get in the way of a very strategic and smart business combination. Egos are what screw up most combinations in my sector. Having an ego that is in check is probably a good idea for a vice president, too.

[Following a high-profile basketball career,] I wanted to do more than just show up and sign autographs and meet and greet, ... So, I thought, what if I could join with a company and start learning the business from scratch?