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" It takes locking in on the task at hand and honing in on what you need to do in order to be successful in the NBA postseason. "

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" Playing with Michael Jordan would be a great opportunity for me. I would have someone around I could learn a lot from. I look up to him as a player and as a person, and that would make me a better player and person. "

" No matter how well you do in the regular season, it has to be capped off with a championship to really mark your legacy in the game. "

" 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. "

" I always help take care of my family. "

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

" Chemistry is a very important element for any team that wants to be serious about winning. "

" I always dreamed of playing the NBA, but along the way, the road got a little cloudy. "

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

" If things work out for you as a team, then there are individual things that happen for you. But if you're not talented enough as a team, its hard for people to give you the recognition. "

" Pau Gasol is one of the best big men in the game. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I just like to be around family. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" When you get some easy baskets, the basket definitely looks like it's much larger. "

" It doesn't really count as a great year if the team is not doing well. "

" It may sound simple, but both winning and losing can become a mind-set, and I won't accept losing - ever. "

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

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

" Yes, I think the '96 Bulls are the greatest of all time. I think the 72-10 record speaks for itself and the fact that we were able to cap it off with a championship. What it boils down to is we had a dominant style, a dominant defense, and we were a very good offensive team. It was the way we dominated our opponents that separated ourselves. "

" I want to thank the NBA and U.S.A. Basketball. Words can't describe my feeling. I was a small town kid from Hamburg, Arkansas, and you provided me a platform to live out my passion, the game of basketball, on the world's grandest stage. "

" It's always been a passion of mine to come out and share some of my knowledge about basketball and the experiences I've had with the younger generation. "

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

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

" 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. "

" I take a lot of pride in my first '92 gold medal. "