69 Quotes by Jeanie Buss

The teams that use tanking as a strategy are doing damage. If you're in tanking mode, that means you've got young players who you're teaching bad habits to. I think that's unforgivable.

The Lakers have been part of the process of revitalizing downtown L.A. That's what my dad's passion was. He loved to win, but he loved this city. He wanted this city to be proud of its team.

When it comes to major decisions in any area of the organization, I like to get the blessings of the shareholders - of which my siblings are the majority - and build a consensus even if it isn't something that all of them agree on.

I think the Lakers are a legacy franchise. Players know when they come here, this is the ultimate platform.

I don't want to see Kobe Bryant ever leave. If he was 100 years old and still playing, I'd be happy.

We understand the realities of the sports world. Take Shaq for example, he was traded from here and went on to several other teams after that. But once he was retired, he asked us to retire his jersey. He wanted to be remembered as a Laker.

Who wouldn't want to own the Lakers?

There's no crying in basketball!

I'm a 55-year-old woman; I'm not, like, one of the Kardashians. I'm not that interesting.