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

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

" 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. "

" You look back at the '95 season, and a lot of those guys were getting mega minutes. Michael Jordan was out playing baseball. We were still winning, won 55 games I think, so those guys were all very content and happy with the way that things were going that year. "

" When you endure an 82-game season, you have a great opportunity to build a lot of confidence and cohesiveness with your teammates and coaches. "

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

" I loved playing against the Pacers and Reggie Miller. Reggie was a great competitor, and I enjoyed playing against competitors. "

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

" Some guys get into the NBA, get the big money, and are satisfied with themselves. "

" I was LeBron James before LeBron James. "

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

" 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. "

" There are a lot of people from my Central Arkansas days that I owe a lot of thanks to for how they helped me over the years. "

" 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. "

" I worked at a place called Virco. They build school desks. "

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

" I think I learned a lot from a lot of experiences that I dealt with over my career. "

" 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. "

" I will always be a part of the game. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Coach Dyer was a great mentor for me and a great teacher. "

" 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. "

" Defense was one thing I was really able to work at and get better. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I'm a guy who is easy to get along with, and I'll put up with a lot of things. But not dishonesty. "