Sam Hinkie

I like surrounding myself with people who think in sort of the timeframes I do, which is often longer.

— Sam Hinkie

Nominally, I stated a company. Practically, it's a venture capital firm that allows me to be an investor in early stage companies.

— Sam Hinkie

I think sometimes it's about just finding the measuring stick that's different than the one the world puts on you. It's finding…

— Sam Hinkie

Every place you can find an edge, you should - the free agent market, the undrafted market, the D-League, international players, Americans…

— Sam Hinkie

I don't have anything to hide, but prefer to shine the spotlight on others.

— Sam Hinkie

I've been careful, too careful maybe, about trying to not keep the spotlight on me.

— Sam Hinkie

I'm a lot of things, but I'm not reckless.

— Sam Hinkie

If you don't create structure, your time will get eaten up pretty quickly. And the alternative is harsher than you think, because…

— Sam Hinkie

The last time I was unemployed was 1989, and I've seen the research on retired people and how they feel about it.…

— Sam Hinkie

Often times, when you find an edge, it's not for very long. People figure it out, so you have to try and…

— Sam Hinkie

But making big decisions shouldn't be easy - it shouldn't be that you have an idea, and you get to execute it…

— Sam Hinkie

I think to perfectly understand somebody is to predict their next move.

— Sam Hinkie

I don't know if six picks in a draft is a record, it's not the kind of thing I would look at,…

— Sam Hinkie

I can't afford to be quiet all the time. I learned that.

— Sam Hinkie

Getting a star player in the NBA is not impossibly hard, but close. It requires either an incredible amount of luck, or…

— Sam Hinkie

I think it's pretty important that you learn how to keep your own scoreboard and how to be focused on what truly…

— Sam Hinkie

I learned that Yao Ming broke his navicular bone like five days before the 2009 draft. From that moment on, all I…

— Sam Hinkie

Many in the world would have us choose safer options - keep this player, instead of taking a gamble on a player…

— Sam Hinkie

I start with an end in mind. In everything.

— Sam Hinkie

I've made plenty of mistakes, and I'm sure I'll make more.

— Sam Hinkie

I'm a big believer that inclusiveness is helpful because everyone brings a different perspective.

— Sam Hinkie

You can't let someone else's agenda hijack your day.

— Sam Hinkie

When the draft comes and goes, there's a certain set of players you acquire and there's a whole bunch of others you…

— Sam Hinkie

I'm working 30 hours or so a week, and if I'm being honest I'd rather it was 50.

— Sam Hinkie