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" 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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" The All-Star Game was one of my top highlights as a player. In my eye, it gave me a good idea of where I ranked among my peers. That was always my benchmark to say that I am still in the upper echelon of players. "

Scottie Pippen

Eye

I Am

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

" 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 love playing in Chicago, and the fans have been great to me. "

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

Scottie Pippen

Respected

Player

" For me, getting your number retired is the greatest accomplishment. There is no accolade with more significance that you can receive from an organization or school. Whether it was my four years at Central Arkansas or all my seasons with the Bulls in Chicago, it's a sign of respect for what I have done. "

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

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

" It's definitely tough to get up and walk away from something you have been a part of for so long. But it's part of life. "

" I have been able to live my dream of playing basketball surrounded by people I love and being cheered on by the best fans in the world. "

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

" Lacking a dominant big man is a tall order. "

" Your job, what you do every day, I think it takes a high priority over anything. That was something I dedicated myself to throughout my career. "

" I loved playing against the Pacers and Reggie Miller. Reggie was a great competitor, and I enjoyed playing against competitors. "

" The influence of a high school coach can be so powerful. "

" I went to a small school, so I had to be a jack of all trades and master a few. "

" When it's late in a game and things are tough and you need a basket, someone has to step up. That player has to have the ability to create opportunities and draw fouls. "

" I've come a long way from my first commercials. "

" If you're not on a team that's winning, it takes a lot out of you as a player. "

" 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. "

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

" I never wanted to be Michael Jordan, although I would like to trade bank accounts. "

Scottie Pippen

Bank

Michael Jordan

" I remember the night in December 2005 when the Bulls retired my number and will never, ever forget it. "

" Don't disrespect me, lie about it, and then come smile in my face and act like nothing's wrong. "

Scottie Pippen

Wrong

Smile

" When you suffer a few losses in the playoffs, it forces you back into the gym early on. "

" 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. "

Scottie Pippen

Odds

Scholarship

" I'm no slouch, but when comparing LeBron's game, I'm usually left out. "

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

" 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. "