There comes a point ... when you need to make some kind of decision about what's the right thing to do and take into consideration what's best for shareholders.

It was not a difficult decision (to retire). The years are passing and you cannot prevent that. You cannot stay at the top of a sport all your life. I have been fortunate to continue for so long. I had a gift from God.

We stand by our decision on the enterprise zones; the later vote absolutely was not as environmentally clear as the one we used.

The North American business was only one of the many strategic rationales behind our decision to acquire Reebok.

My priority is having the ability to be creative and to come up with the right decisions and not be fettered. If there are a lot of people involved in decision making, it can become frustrating.

I'll make the right decision, whichever one it is. I have to be 100 percent, not 95 or 99.