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

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" The odds were against me when I arrived at Central Arkansas. I was barely 6-foot-2 and didn't have a scholarship. But I always felt I could make it to the NBA; it was as if I had foreseen my future, and I knew I would make it. "

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" I love playing in Chicago, and the fans have been great to me. "