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I've learned from doing my own show with Fox that people are not your partners if they're signing the checks. Whoever signs your paycheck is the boss - no matter what they tell you.

I used to just sign papers and not pay no attention to what I'm signing.

I've looked after my money. As I started working around my third birthday, my first check went straight to the bank.

I am not going to take a role because there's money. It might extend my checkbook, but not my integrity.

I'm an athlete and I'm black, and a lot of black athletes go broke. I do not want to become a statistic, so maybe I overcompensate. But I'm paranoid. Oprah told me a long time ago, 'You sign every check. Never let anyone sign any checks.'

Be very professional because it will get you a lot further. You have to treat people with the same respect whether they're signing your checks or cleaning up after you.

When you're rich you don't write checks.

I told them I wouldn't sign a blank cheque.