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" As a young player, achieving All-Star status isn't as easy as you might think. "

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" When I was growing up, I never thought I would play in the NBA. "

" I wasn't given a scholarship out of high school, and that allowed me to learn what hard work was early on. "

" I knew I was a player that could break guys down and create for my teammates, and that is how I looked at it. "

" Defensive awards and accolades aside, to have your jersey retired puts you in a position where you'll be known forever. "

" I'm able to run and jump and do all the things I can do. I'm blessed. "

" As a player that has played this game, I know, at the end of the day I've had numerous amount of surgeries, and the doctors released me at numerous amount of times to go and play. But a lot of those times didn't mean go and play against the best in the world right now, but to get yourself ready to compete again. "

" When I got the call to guard Magic, I knew that I could cause him a lot of problems. "

" I want to get into the NBA and make a name for myself. "

" I prefer starting. Anyone in this league does. "

" I can be 60 years old, but I can always go back and play like I once did by just playing a video game. It's really great. "

" When I was four or five, I had an older brother who got paralyzed from the neck down in junior high school. Some kid did a wrestling fall on him and hit his spine. We had to take care of him. I went from being the baby to not really being the baby anymore. "

" I make a lot of money, but I need to be treated right. "

" I worked at a place called Virco. They build school desks. "

" It's tough to lose and lose and lose and get a little closer, but you still lose. "

" I've played basketball all of my life, and I've had things happen on the court that you eventually have to move on from. It's part of some of the obstacles that you meet in trying to reach your pinnacle. "

" He lifted weights, he rode the bike; he kept himself going before and after games, as well as practices. He always kept himself in top shape and was very determined. You put a relentless Dennis Rodman out on the basketball court, and you better have someone there to match his energy. If you don't, it's going to be a long night. "

" I may go so far as saying LeBron James may be the greatest player to ever play the game. Because he is so potent offensively that not only can he score at will, but he keeps everybody involved. "

" I was lucky to play with guys who were not only good players, but great people. "

" I went through ups and downs as a young player dealing with criticism and things of that nature. To finally win that first NBA championship, it was definitely a relief of a lot of pressure and frustration we dealt with as a team. It was great to bring a championship to the city of Chicago. "

" I want to thank the NBA and U.S.A. Basketball. Words can't describe my feeling. I was a small town kid from Hamburg, Arkansas, and you provided me a platform to live out my passion, the game of basketball, on the world's grandest stage. "

" I take a lot of pride in my first '92 gold medal. "

" When you endure an 82-game season, you have a great opportunity to build a lot of confidence and cohesiveness with your teammates and coaches. "

" I've never seen a player that can dominate a game the way LeBron James can. He don't always have to score. He makes plays for other guys. But when the game is on the line, and you need a shot to be made, he's going to make that play. "

" If I could have written a script of how I wanted my career to be, I couldn't have done it any better. "

" There are a lot of people from my Central Arkansas days that I owe a lot of thanks to for how they helped me over the years. "

" When I got to Central Arkansas, I was a small, slim guy with little chance of playing in the NBA. Then, I went through a two-year growth spurt, and suddenly, I was 6-foot-7. "

" Everything was a lesson learned and a step forward for me. "

" I'll miss the competitive side and the camaraderie of being around the players and competing each and every day. "

" It may sound simple, but both winning and losing can become a mind-set, and I won't accept losing - ever. "

" My mentality when guarding a point guard was always to try and disrupt him and take them out of the offense. "