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" Once you get a taste of success, it's a hard thing to turn down. "

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" I wasn't really that interested in playing. I had gone through some hard times not playing in high school, but my coach had it in his mind that basketball was the way I would get an education. "

" 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. "

" To be named as one of the finalists for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 2010 on Friday was a special moment for me. As a player, it's something that you dream about. It's an honor that you have to earn based on your career and the respect from your peers around you. "

" I wasn't given a scholarship out of high school, and that allowed me to learn what hard work was early on. "

" You've got to have a commitment to your craft. "

" 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. "

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

" Basketball is a lifelong game. You continue to learn from the game day in and day out, and all along the way, you get better. "

" 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. "

" While I dealt with my share of injuries throughout my career, I was fortunate to have been healthy for the majority of our run in the 1990s. The same can be said about Michael Jordan. "

" 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. "

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

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

" When I was growing up, I never thought I would play in the NBA. "

" Fatherhood is great. "

" When you look at Jerry Sloan teams, they're all very disciplined. They execute well. They play within themselves. "

" I thought the lanes opened up when Michael Jordan used to drive. I used to be like, 'Wow.' "

" 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. "

" It's definitely tough to get up and walk away from something you have been a part of for so long. But it's part of life. "

" 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. "

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

" I prefer starting. Anyone in this league does. "

" I always help take care of my family. "

" At the point when I lost my father, it really made me want to be like a father and be like my father. It was a real turning point for me because it helped me mature - it made me think about being responsible because I wasn't the only one I had to think about. "

" We grew up in a small house with four bedrooms. I shared a bedroom with three brothers. But I enjoy the way that I was brought up. It kept me hungry. It kept me humble. "

" No guy on the basketball court is a threat to score with LeBron James out there. Not only will LeBron dominate from the offensive end as well, but he's also doing it on the defensive end, which really makes him the complete package. "

" 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. "

" I'm never going to leave my family hanging out to dry. "

" Everyone likes to strike while the iron is hot. That's a philosophy I've always liked. "

" 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.' "