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" 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. "

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" 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. "

" Being in the Hall of Fame is where any player wants to be at the end of his career. It's somewhat of a last step for a player in terms of their career, and it's a place where you'll always be remembered for what you accomplished. "

" As a player, you experience so many different moments, but you never truly sit back and reflect on them. You enjoy them, but with the championships, we were so busy celebrating with everyone that we didn't really realize what we had accomplished as individuals and as a team. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" It's not common for your best player to also be your most unselfish player. "

" Fatherhood is great. "

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

" It's an honor to have kids. It's a responsibility. "

" I was a guy that had a lot of tools and could do a lot of other things, but my main thing was controlling the defensive end of the court. "

" The things that have happened for me, to me, have helped me grow up. Especially the passing of my father. That was something that took me to another level of growing and maturing. That's whan I started to be more of a man. "

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

" There's nothing like the camaraderie of being around the other players. "

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

" Defensive awards and accolades aside, to have your jersey retired puts you in a position where you'll be known forever. "

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

" When I look back at my first few seasons in the NBA, we didn't dominate as a team. There were a lot of nights where we took a beating and got whacked across the head. But we got better along the way, and we started to taste the success. With that came the pressure and expectations to be successful. "

" 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. "

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