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" Coach Dyer was a great mentor for me and a great teacher. "

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" I always help take care of my family. "

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

" Fans are demanding. They want to win. They want it now. If you have an injury, they want you back the next day. "

" To have a beautiful house on the outside is one thing... Once you get inside, that's what really makes a home. "

" 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. "

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

" I guess guys who play on national TV get a lot of publicity. "

" 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. "

" Basketball is such an escape from a lot of things. "

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

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

" It takes locking in on the task at hand and honing in on what you need to do in order to be successful in the NBA postseason. "

" As I look back, I have to say growing up was fun, not a problem at all. "

" When I grew up, I was just another kid who wasn't going to college. "

" As a player, you experience so many different moments, but you never truly sit back and reflect on them. You enjoy them, but with the championships, we were so busy celebrating with everyone that we didn't really realize what we had accomplished as individuals and as a team. "

" 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. "

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

" What is most remarkable to me about Durant's game is what he does given his size. It's so unique to have a player who is 6-foot-9 with the ability to shoot and handle the ball so well. It allows him to stretch the opposing team's defense because he can do those things at such a high level. He's a load to deal with and an extremely tough matchup. "

" 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. "

" I will always be a part of the game. "

" Everyone in my family was pretty tall, so we always thought I would get bigger. "

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

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

" The respect I had to give my brothers and sisters growing up I think has helped me. I want my kids to be raised the same way. "

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

" 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. "

" As a young player, I always thought I was doing everything I could. But the longer you play, the more you learn, and the better you're prepared for what this game throws at you. "