- “What moves me is watching young men bond together and tap into the magic that arises when they focus—with their whole heart and soul—on something greater than themselves. Once you’ve experienced that, it’s something you never forget.” Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success. Phil Jackson and Hugh Delehanty. Kindle Loc. 78-79
- “In an April 2 interview in Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun, posted on the April 12 on-line Nihon KeizaiShimbun, Son was asked why SoftBank was expanding business at such a torrid pace. His answer: “A company’s value is determined by challenge and evolution. A company that only defends whatever it has achieved will not grow bigger and stronger; it will only sink below an evolving world above.””