69 Quotes by Jeanie Buss

There's a whole other chapter of my life where I was, for 15 years, the significant other of coach Phil Jackson.

I can't tell you how many letters I get from grandmothers who say, 'It's the only thing I can talk to my 15-year-old grandson about.' The Lakers are more than just a basketball team to this city. They're part of this community.

I think people have to realize that - and basketball fans do, Lakers fans do - that we have to operate under the rules of the collective bargaining agreement, which means you can't just go and grab every player that you want.

Phil is always a quotable guy. He keeps everyone entertained.

To have Kobe retire as a Laker, that to me is really important.

The way my dad set things up was for me to oversee the business side and for my brother to oversee the basketball side. I know my dad felt that was a good system, and that's the system we're trying to make work.

I think that when Magic decided that he didn't want to be with the organization any longer in an official capacity that took me off guard.

The Lakers are my life.

But I don't look forward to the day that Kobe Bryant's not in purple and gold.