But I don't look forward to the day that Kobe Bryant's not in purple and gold. — Jeanie Buss Copy Share Image
I think as long as you have Kobe Bryant on your team, anything can happen in the playoffs. — Jeanie Buss Copy Share Image
Kobe is worth every penny, and I'd never had any doubt that he'd contribute to this team. — Jeanie Buss Copy Share Image
I don't want to see Kobe Bryant ever leave. If he was 100 years old and still playing, I'd be happy. — Jeanie Buss Copy Share Image
I think the Lakers are a legacy franchise. Players know when they come here, this is the ultimate platform. — Jeanie Buss Copy Share Image
Even before my dad passed away, people tried to buy the Lakers. Sony tried in the 1980s. People have always wanted to… — Jeanie Buss Copy Share Image
I think it's impossible to tell your coach and tell your players, 'Try not to win.' That goes against everything an organization… — Jeanie Buss Copy Share Image
That's what people don't understand, that in the NBA these are the best 450 players in the world, in the game of… — Jeanie Buss Copy Share Image
In terms of basketball decisions, I will always defer to Magic. He's brought a vision of the kind of team we're going… — Jeanie Buss Copy Share Image
The team will always be bigger than any one owner, or any one player, or one coach. The team is always first. — Jeanie Buss Copy Share Image
Any free agent that would be afraid to play with Kobe Bryant is probably a loser, and I'm glad they wouldn't come… — Jeanie Buss Copy Share Image
The teams that use tanking as a strategy are doing damage. If you're in tanking mode, that means you've got young players… — Jeanie Buss Copy Share Image
What I made clear to our front office is we're going to be judged by wins and losses. It isn't about having… — Jeanie Buss Copy Share Image
People didn't even know where the Lakers' training center was, because we didn't have a flagpole to say, 'This is our home.'… — Jeanie Buss Copy Share Image
I can't say that I grew up saying, 'Someday I want to be vice president of the Lakers,' because that's not how… — Jeanie Buss Copy Share Image
Kobe is part of the Laker family and he always will be. There's not many players who play 18-19 years with the… — Jeanie Buss Copy Share Image
We could not be more proud to have LeBron James as part of our Lakers family. He is an incredibly thoughtful and… — Jeanie Buss Copy Share Image
The NBA requires that one person is the acting owner, the one person they can get on the phone and is accountable… — Jeanie Buss Copy Share Image
We understand the realities of the sports world. Take Shaq for example, he was traded from here and went on to several… — Jeanie Buss Copy Share Image
Every fan wants to win every year, that's how my dad was. It would be nice to be able to do that… — Jeanie Buss Copy Share Image
I can't tell you how many letters I get from grandmothers who say, 'It's the only thing I can talk to my… — Jeanie Buss Copy Share Image
The way my dad set things up was for me to oversee the business side and for my brother to oversee the… — Jeanie Buss Copy Share Image
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,… — Jeanie Buss Copy Share Image
Phil is of a generation that probably would have been happier never getting married. He just doesn't want to get married again; it's not… — Jeanie Buss Copy Share Image
For me, the burning desire has always been about building what my family had. — Jeanie Buss Copy Share Image
I have a great relationship with all my brothers. I've got three other ones. There's four boys and two girls. It's a family business. — Jeanie Buss Copy Share Image
Any time you have a change of leadership in an organization, everything kind of shifts. — Jeanie Buss Copy Share Image
We understand the realities of the sports world. Take Shaq for example, he was traded from here and went on to several other teams… — Jeanie Buss Copy Share Image
I am here to say that there is no drawback to being a woman in business. But if you think it's a drawback, then… — Jeanie Buss Copy Share Image
I just like working with my family; I like building something together. — Jeanie Buss Copy Share Image
There certainly was a time when I started when people looked at me as the secretary to Dr. Buss. Being the boss' daughter amongst… — Jeanie Buss Copy Share Image
Kobe is part of the Laker family and he always will be. There's not many players who play 18-19 years with the same franchise,… — Jeanie Buss Copy Share Image
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… — Jeanie Buss Copy Share Image
