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

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" 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 wouldn't give Charles Barkley an apology at gunpoint. He can never expect an apology from me... If anything, he owes me an apology for coming to play with his sorry, fat butt. "

" I had watched Magic my whole career, even before my career, and so I knew the style of player that he was, and I knew what I had to do to prohibit him from being as effective on the basketball court as he had been throughout his career. "

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

" 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. "

" It's not easy to win 60 games in the NBA. "

" When I grew up, I was just another kid who wasn't going to college. "

" 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. "

" It had been a long journey for me just to get drafted. I had to work very hard as a collegiate player just to get recognized, being at a small school. "

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

" If I had an opportunity to hand-pick a team that I wanted to play in the NBA Finals, it would probably be the Lakers. "

" I was lucky to play with guys who were not only good players, but great people. "

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

" I feel like I'm a guy who gets other guys shots. "

" 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. "

" I want to get into the NBA and make a name for myself. "

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

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

" Sometimes as a player, you're not there yet. The doctor can tell you the headache is gone, but he don't totally know that it is gone unless he can get in your head. "

" You continue to compete against the very best every day, and you will get better, or you'll be embarrassed. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Being the youngest of twelve kids and having your underwear handed down teaches you how to share. "

" As a player, NBA All-Star Weekend contains a lot of joy and a lot of excitement. Even with all the hype built into the game, it's really a special honor to be selected among many great players. "

" I don't believe being a Hall of Famer is based on individual accolades. I think winning has a lot to do with it. But perhaps more than that, you simply have to show that you are the best or among the best at what you do. "

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

" You just go out and try to always play at your best. "

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