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

" No matter how well you do in the regular season, it has to be capped off with a championship to really mark your legacy in the game. "

" 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. "

" Each season was different and presented its own set of circumstances and challenges. "

" You look back at the '95 season, and a lot of those guys were getting mega minutes. Michael Jordan was out playing baseball. We were still winning, won 55 games I think, so those guys were all very content and happy with the way that things were going that year. "

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

" 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. "

" Once you get a taste of success, it's a hard thing to turn down. "

" I'm a family man, and I couldn't be happier. My wife and I have been blessed with an incredible family, and my kids are my life. "

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

" I think I learned a lot from a lot of experiences that I dealt with over my career. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Things for me really started to click right after my third year in the league. I sort of figured out that there were a few things that I needed to do if I wanted to get better - I needed to gain some more weight and add some strength. "

" I wasn't really that interested in playing. I had gone through some hard times not playing in high school, but my coach had it in his mind that basketball was the way I would get an education. "

" 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. "

" College was a very necessary step along the way to my professional career. As I look back, I realize how much of an eye opener it was for me in terms of moving forward and developing as a basketball player. "

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

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

" When I say I played with the greatest, let's not forget I also played for the greatest coach of all time. "

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

" Coaching jobs are far and few between; you try and get into the right situation and take advantage of it from there. "

" Some guys get into the NBA, get the big money, and are satisfied with themselves. "

" I want to do the best I can in the NBA. After three or four years, I want people to know who Scottie Pippen is. "

" 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. "

" 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. "