Quotes from Rich Paul

I don't really like the word 'fair' because life isn't fair. But if you are committed to what you want to do and you feel like you belong, then the next best thing for you to do is to execute.

We're a big family. We all want to see each other win. But I don't introduce myself as LeBron James' friend. I'm Rich Paul. You have to respect me first.

The Klutch Sports Group and the Lakers don't have an issue. Rich Paul and Rob Pelinka don't have an issue. LeBron James and Rob Pelinka don't have an issue. And Jeanie Buss and LeBron James and Rich Paul don't have an issue. It's very simple. Very simple.

I can't worry about what somebody thinks, the perception. All I can do is work hard and continue down the path that I'm on.

The last thing you want to do is put a GM in a situation where he trades away an asset and then the guy walks out the door. Like, you can't do business that way.

It's very difficult for me to represent a white player. It just is. Look around. There's very few. I represent a player from Bosnia. But, again, he's international. He looks at it different.

There is no easy way to break up with your wife.

To see LeBron win a championship for the city of Cleveland, I'm from Cleveland. It's a big thing.

I represent Cleveland. I was born and raised there and I appreciated it.

At the end of the day, all I can do is continue to do a job for my client. That's it.

It's hard to sleep with both eyes closed in this business. It's a lot more mental than people think.

My motivation is to help ensure all young people of color live up to their potential and succeed in the face of the systemic inequality that remains as real today as ever.

It's an honor to join the board of directors of a prestigious and successful company like UTA and one so committed to its culture.

I was never really angry, but I was definitely protective, and I was definitely sad in a lot of ways. Because, as a kid, you see other kids and their experience with their parents, and you want the same.

I'm not going to be a yes man to you just because you're paying me a fee.

Pressure is a terminology that doesn't align with my life. Where I come from, the pressures are totally different.

Does anyone really believe a four-year degree is what separates an ethical person from a con artist?

In my neighborhood if you had a nice car, you know what they said about it? You didn't pay for it. If you wore your clothes a certain way, they questioned your sexuality. If you was smart in school they called you a nerd. If you had a disability, they highlighted it. There's no praise. There's only criticism.

There are a lot of great people in Cleveland. It's a great town.

Whether you go on to be a great basketball player or not, that's not for me to decide. But you can learn things, you can develop structure, great habits and build that foundation on doing things the right way and develop a routine that carries you throughout life.

I remember when 'Bloodsport' came out - I used to watch that movie over and over again.

When you get the right representation, there's an ease that comes to your mind that allows you to focus on other things.

There is nothing we cannot do for an athlete. If a guy wants to write a book, great. If he wants to be a 'Fortnite' champion, great. If he wants to act, great. He wants to buy a surfboard company? Fantastic. There is nothing we cannot do for the modern athlete.

My job is to do what's best for my client. I'm always going to take the same risk that they take. The beauty about this business is that I'm not a defense lawyer. So you don't pay me and I get you two years when you were facing 10, and I still get paid and you go to jail. That's not the way it works. When they do well, I do well.