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" Most of basketball is in the mind. But it helps to have big hands. "
Scottie Pippen
Big
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" For me, getting your number retired is the greatest accomplishment. There is no accolade with more significance that you can receive from an organization or school. Whether it was my four years at Central Arkansas or all my seasons with the Bulls in Chicago, it's a sign of respect for what I have done. "
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" I make a lot of money, but I need to be treated right. "
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" In the playoffs, it's win or go home. You might not have a chance to look back at a game and say, 'Man, we didn't box out here.' "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" It may sound simple, but both winning and losing can become a mind-set, and I won't accept losing - ever. "
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" I always help take care of my family. "
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" I know how to win games. "
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" Everything was a lesson learned and a step forward for me. "
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" 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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" Each season was different and presented its own set of circumstances and challenges. "
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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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" 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. "
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