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" Don't disrespect me, lie about it, and then come smile in my face and act like nothing's wrong. "
Scottie Pippen
Wrong
Smile
Me
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" I love playing in Chicago, and the fans have been great to me. "
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" 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. "
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" Sometimes as a player, you're not there yet. The doctor can tell you the headache is gone, but he don't totally know that it is gone unless he can get in your head. "
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" 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. "
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" I was LeBron James before LeBron James. "
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" Lacking a dominant big man is a tall order. "
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" I'm thankful that I was able to have a long, healthy career for the most part. "
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" I spend a lot of time at home with my kids. "
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" It's not always about getting better on the basketball court. This game teaches you how to become a better person as well. It pushes you into the team concept. "
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" 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. "
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" Some guys get into the NBA, get the big money, and are satisfied with themselves. "
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" Everyone in my family was pretty tall, so we always thought I would get bigger. "
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Everyone
" As I look back, I have to say growing up was fun, not a problem at all. "
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" I remember the night in December 2005 when the Bulls retired my number and will never, ever forget it. "
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Forget
Never
" Fatherhood is great. "
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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. "
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" I knew I was a player that could break guys down and create for my teammates, and that is how I looked at it. "
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Create
Teammates
" It's not common for your best player to also be your most unselfish player. "
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Your
Best
" I think when you come from a small college like I did, then you have to use every opportunity available to you. "
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Opportunity
College
" 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. "
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Think
Growing Up
Growing
" 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. "
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Knowledge
Basketball
Passion
" Chicago's where I started my career. I've had a lot of success playing here. "
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Career
Here
Chicago
" I take a lot of pride in my first '92 gold medal. "
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Take
Gold
Gold Medal
" Coaching jobs are far and few between; you try and get into the right situation and take advantage of it from there. "
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" I loved playing against the Pacers and Reggie Miller. Reggie was a great competitor, and I enjoyed playing against competitors. "
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" When the game is over, it's over. We leave everything on the court. "
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Everything
" Every team deals with obstacles throughout the course of the season, and it's as a unit that they need to be worked through. Injuries are part of the game, just like facing tough teams on the road or having one of your best players get into foul trouble. "
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" Defense was one thing I was really able to work at and get better. "
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Better
Defense
" I guess guys who play on national TV get a lot of publicity. "
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Lot
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