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" I take a lot of pride in my first '92 gold medal. "
Scottie Pippen
Take
Gold
Gold Medal
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" 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. "
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Chance
Growth
" 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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Obstacles
Game
" When I grew up, I was just another kid who wasn't going to college. "
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Going
Kid
Who
" I spend a lot of time at home with my kids. "
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Kids
Spend
Time
" Everyone in my family was pretty tall, so we always thought I would get bigger. "
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Family
Everyone
" Most of basketball is in the mind. But it helps to have big hands. "
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Basketball
Mind
" It's tough to lose and lose and lose and get a little closer, but you still lose. "
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You
Tough
" It's not common for your best player to also be your most unselfish player. "
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Unselfish
Your
Best
" I want to be a role-model player, someone respected and looked up to. "
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Up
Respected
Player
" I know how to win games. "
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Win
Know
How
" 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
Me
Day
End
" It's an honor to have kids. It's a responsibility. "
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Responsibility
Kids
Honor
" I guess guys who play on national TV get a lot of publicity. "
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TV
Lot
Play
" I feel like I'm a guy who gets other guys shots. "
Scottie Pippen
Guy
I Feel Like
Like
" 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. "
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Step
Game
Opportunities
" Each season was different and presented its own set of circumstances and challenges. "
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Circumstances
Season
Own
" As I look back, I have to say growing up was fun, not a problem at all. "
Scottie Pippen
Look
Problem
Growing Up
" 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. "
Scottie Pippen
Small
Three
Enjoy
" When you suffer a few losses in the playoffs, it forces you back into the gym early on. "
Scottie Pippen
Playoffs
Suffer
Back
" 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
" I went to a small school, so I had to be a jack of all trades and master a few. "
Scottie Pippen
School
Master
Small
" You've got to have a commitment to your craft. "
Scottie Pippen
Craft
Your
You
" Everything was a lesson learned and a step forward for me. "
Scottie Pippen
Forward
Everything
Lesson
" Lacking a dominant big man is a tall order. "
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Dominant
Lacking
Order
" I was LeBron James before LeBron James. "
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Before
James
LeBron James
" When you speak of the Pat Rileys, the Phil Jacksons, you have to speak of Don Nelson and the success that he has had in the game. "
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He
Had
Game
" 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. "
Scottie Pippen
Better
Strength
Year
" What is most remarkable to me about Durant's game is what he does given his size. It's so unique to have a player who is 6-foot-9 with the ability to shoot and handle the ball so well. It allows him to stretch the opposing team's defense because he can do those things at such a high level. He's a load to deal with and an extremely tough matchup. "
Scottie Pippen
Size
Team
Tough
" I thought the lanes opened up when Michael Jordan used to drive. I used to be like, 'Wow.' "
Scottie Pippen
Drive
Wow
Used
" He lifted weights, he rode the bike; he kept himself going before and after games, as well as practices. He always kept himself in top shape and was very determined. You put a relentless Dennis Rodman out on the basketball court, and you better have someone there to match his energy. If you don't, it's going to be a long night. "
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Long
Basketball
Bike