Mikhail Prokhorov
I have no plans to have any other home than Moscow. However, I love to travel, and I'm very comfortable in New York. In many ways, it reminds me of Moscow in its energy and drive.Collection: Travel
No one doing big business can avoid some contact with government agencies, regulators, and policy makers.
I cannot do politics under someone else's control.
Sometimes, if I need assistance on the government level, I can appeal through official channels. For example, when I bought the New Jersey Nets, President Medvedev raised the issue with President Obama, who voiced support for the idea, which is always a nice thing to have going for us.
The government in Russia does not tell me what to do with my assets.
I am addicted to sport. Without sport, I feel bad.
Nobody was interested in me before I bought the Nets.
I learned from both my parents that you had to be clever.
Even before my parents died, I felt all the responsibility to my family. I don't know why. In any business, any relationship, if something goes wrong, I feel I am to blame. It's something inside me.
Some people say the reason I am not married is that I don't understand small business and the toughest small business in the world is a family. But when you are happy and feel every minute of your life, what is the reason to get married?
Don't let the door hit you where the good Lord split you.Collection: Doors
Money is not the thing that drives me. I like to develop assets to create value. No one cares how rich you are or what your ranking is in Forbes magazine.Collection: Magazines
I never count my money. I think that's your job.Collection: Jobs
I don’t use a computer. We have too much information and it’s really impossible to filter it.Collection: Too Much Information
I have three joys in my life: work, sport and food. All these come in one and do not make a hobby.Collection: Sports
You could have all the money in the world, but you have to be smart enough knowing how to spend it. I really try to be on that smart money side. Once you make a serious mistake you can suffer five or six years, and I do my best to avoid serious mistakes.Collection: Smart
I think women make the same mistake with me all the time. The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.Collection: Mistake
If you know how rich you are, you are not a billionaire.Collection: Rich
I've never lost my cool. Even in love affairs. If you have Plan B and Plan C, you are all the time relaxed.Collection: Affair
I work 12 to 14 hours a day, and in the spare time I do sport.Collection: Sports
Frankly speaking, I like women. In my heart, I am still teenager. And I am very open and I don't want to hide this.Collection: Teenager
For some sport is a hobby but for me it is a way to survive. It makes me calm, balanced and well-rested. Not tired but vice versa. I think sport balances off my work load.Collection: Sports
My love affairs are just between my office and gym.Collection: Office
There is only one way to go: up. I like to find cheap assets with problems. It gives me power.Collection: Giving
I don't understand small businesses, only big ones. Marriage is the hardest small business.Collection: Small Business
When MRMC vows that “We will turn Knicks fans into Nets fans,” I have to say, it’s not totally farfetched.Collection: Fans