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" Being the youngest of twelve kids and having your underwear handed down teaches you how to share. "

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" I'm thankful that I was able to have a long, healthy career for the most part. "

" The odds were against me when I arrived at Central Arkansas. I was barely 6-foot-2 and didn't have a scholarship. But I always felt I could make it to the NBA; it was as if I had foreseen my future, and I knew I would make it. "

" There are no guarantees in the league, and the challenges will always be there. "

" We grew up in a small house with four bedrooms. I shared a bedroom with three brothers. But I enjoy the way that I was brought up. It kept me hungry. It kept me humble. "

" I don't believe being a Hall of Famer is based on individual accolades. I think winning has a lot to do with it. But perhaps more than that, you simply have to show that you are the best or among the best at what you do. "

" To be named as one of the finalists for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 2010 on Friday was a special moment for me. As a player, it's something that you dream about. It's an honor that you have to earn based on your career and the respect from your peers around you. "

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

" Chicago's where I started my career. I've had a lot of success playing here. "

" When you speak of the Pat Rileys, the Phil Jacksons, you have to speak of Don Nelson and the success that he has had in the game. "

" When I look at my career, I was really about defending. "

" 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. "

" It's always been a passion of mine to come out and share some of my knowledge about basketball and the experiences I've had with the younger generation. "

" I want to be a role-model player, someone respected and looked up to. "

" There's nothing like the camaraderie of being around the other players. "

" 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. "

" When I look back at my first few seasons in the NBA, we didn't dominate as a team. There were a lot of nights where we took a beating and got whacked across the head. But we got better along the way, and we started to taste the success. With that came the pressure and expectations to be successful. "

" If you can prove that you're in that elite class on a consistent basis, it speaks volumes about a player's longevity. It also says that as a player, you were steady, stable, and great and that you deserve to be recognized. "

" When you look at Jerry Sloan teams, they're all very disciplined. They execute well. They play within themselves. "

" 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. "

" It's not common for your best player to also be your most unselfish player. "

" The things that have happened for me, to me, have helped me grow up. Especially the passing of my father. That was something that took me to another level of growing and maturing. That's whan I started to be more of a man. "

" 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. "

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

" I thought the lanes opened up when Michael Jordan used to drive. I used to be like, 'Wow.' "

" It was truly an enjoyable moment in my life that I will never forget having the opportunity to play for two gold medals. But I think nothing sticks out more than winning a championship in 1991 for me. "

" I'm proud to be considered a member of the Nike family. "

" While I dealt with my share of injuries throughout my career, I was fortunate to have been healthy for the majority of our run in the 1990s. The same can be said about Michael Jordan. "

" Statistics are one thing. But if you're not putting up the numbers as far as winning, they're not going to consider you for things like the MVP. "

" As a player, NBA All-Star Weekend contains a lot of joy and a lot of excitement. Even with all the hype built into the game, it's really a special honor to be selected among many great players. "

" Being in the Hall of Fame is where any player wants to be at the end of his career. It's somewhat of a last step for a player in terms of their career, and it's a place where you'll always be remembered for what you accomplished. "