Mikhail Prokhorov Quotes

Mikhail Prokhorov — Russian Businessman born on May 03, 1965,

Mikhail Dmitrievitch Prokhorov is a Russian billionaire, politician, and owner of the American basketball team the Brooklyn Nets. After graduating from the Moscow Finance Institute, he worked in the financial sector and subsequently went on to become one of Russia's leading industrialists, owning major stakes in multinational corporations in the precious metals sector. While he was running Norilsk Nickel, the company became the world's largest producer of nickel and palladium. He is the former chairman of Polyus Gold, Russia's largest gold producer, and the former President of Onexim Group. He resigned both positions to enter politics in June 2011... (wikipedia)

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.

I am addicted to sport. Without sport, I feel bad.

Nobody was interested in me before I bought the Nets.

No one doing big business can avoid some contact with government agencies, regulators, and policy makers.

The government in Russia does not tell me what to do with my assets.