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" I pulled the plug on it at a time that I thought was right for me to exit. "

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" My role models in the business were the older guys on my team when I first got there: Gray Scott, Adrian Smith, Roland Taylor. These were the guys who took me under their wing, and really schooled me in terms of what the business was about. "

" Right up until the time I retired at age 37, I felt like there were still things that I could do better. "

" If you do things with a certain type of result and cause a certain type of reaction or effect, then you increase your market value. It's very much a competition for the entertainment dollar, and that's never been more clearly evident than in today's NBA game. "

" I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity. "

" One of the commitments that I personally have now is to a diverse approach to buying businesses, and the operation of those businesses. "

" If you've experienced having control, you don't want to be moved to a subordinate position, if you have your druthers. "

" Because of the makeup of the NBA, it cannot afford for the public to turn on them. "

" When I played, the owners had the power. The prisoners are running the prison now, not the warden. The warden is strong and he has say so but, the balance of power is definitely with the players. "

" There's the typical books, Moby Dick and, I guess in my adult life I began to read biographies more than fiction. I started to want to relate to other people's lives, things that had really happened. "

" I think I started learning lessons about being a good person long before I ever knew what basketball was. And that starts in the home, it starts with the parental influence. "

" To be great we need to win games we aren't supposed to win. "

" I had to spend countless hours, above and beyond the basic time, to try and perfect the fundamentals. "

" I liked the game, I enjoyed the game, and the game fed me enough, and gave me enough rewards to reinforce that this is something that I should spend time doing, and that I could possibly make a priority in my life, versus other sports. "

" When handling the ball, I always would look for daylight, wherever there was daylight. "

" With the crowds on your side, it's easier to play up to your potential. "

" But you know, we have a very normal family. We've had our ups and downs. You know, we've had our issues, but we've had great cause for celebration. "

" Goals determine what you're going to be. "

" I live my life trying to never appear to be a small man. "

" I grabbed 19 rebounds in my first professional game, and somehow found a way to score 20 points. I felt real good about it. I felt that this was the beginning of something good. "

" As a kid, I played a lot of one-on-none. "

" I always try to keep a pretty conservative demeanor on the court. "

" When I went to Philadelphia I was 26 years old and really sitting on top of the world. Family life, a professional career, plenty of friends and associates, and a good reputation, a wish list that could be the envy of many. "

" You can feel the vibes, feel the people pulling for you. "

" But you know, if you live an affluent lifestyle, there are all types of trappings that are there that you have to be cognizant of, and you've got to try and communicate freely and gain understanding about and then keep moving on, because you know, sometimes lifestyles are chosen for us as opposed to us choosing them. "

" You know, just in terms of having to have a life on the road, you know, having the celebrity aspect be a burden for my family, friends and extended family. "

" In a lot of areas of my life, particularly in my teenage years, I began to think about the world, and to think about the universe as being a part of my conscious everyday life. "

" Teachers are sort of faced with a thankless task, because no matter how good they are, unless they find a way to personally rationalize the rewards of their effort, nobody else is really going to do it for them en masse. "

" I demand more of myself than anyone else could ever expect. "

" If you don't do what's best for your body, you're the one who comes up on the short end. "

" They are taking steps, but they are baby steps. "