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" 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. "

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" No guy on the basketball court is a threat to score with LeBron James out there. Not only will LeBron dominate from the offensive end as well, but he's also doing it on the defensive end, which really makes him the complete package. "

Scottie Pippen

Basketball

Him

Well

" 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. "

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

" I don't really have any regrets. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

" I'll miss the competitive side and the camaraderie of being around the players and competing each and every day. "

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

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

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

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

" Defense is something I take a lot of pride in. "

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

Scottie Pippen

Lot

Play

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Michael Jordan is probably the greatest scorer to play the game. "

" I wasn't given a scholarship out of high school, and that allowed me to learn what hard work was early on. "

Scottie Pippen

Work

Hard Work

" 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. "

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

" I was way behind physically in high school. They had weight bars that were about forty-five pounds. I couldn't handle them. Couldn't even put the weights on. It was embarrassing. So I always figured out ways to avoid lifting when I was young. "

" As a player that has played this game, I know, at the end of the day I've had numerous amount of surgeries, and the doctors released me at numerous amount of times to go and play. But a lot of those times didn't mean go and play against the best in the world right now, but to get yourself ready to compete again. "

Scottie Pippen

Day

End

" 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. "

" I was LeBron James before LeBron James. "

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