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" 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. "

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" 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. "

Scottie Pippen

Myself

Career

Day

" If you're not on a team that's winning, it takes a lot out of you as a player. "

" 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. "

" I make a lot of money, but I need to be treated right. "

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

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

" When you suffer a few losses in the playoffs, it forces you back into the gym early on. "

" Michael Jordan is probably the greatest scorer to play the game. "

" I love this city and the Chicago fans. "

" When I grew up, I was just another kid who wasn't going to college. "

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

" 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. "

" It's not always about getting better on the basketball court. This game teaches you how to become a better person as well. It pushes you into the team concept. "

" I'm a family man, and I couldn't be happier. My wife and I have been blessed with an incredible family, and my kids are my life. "

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

Scottie Pippen

Easy

Guy

" I can be 60 years old, but I can always go back and play like I once did by just playing a video game. It's really great. "

" I'm no slouch, but when comparing LeBron's game, I'm usually left out. "

" I have been able to live my dream of playing basketball surrounded by people I love and being cheered on by the best fans in the world. "

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

" 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. "

" Each season was different and presented its own set of circumstances and challenges. "

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

" I always help take care of my family. "

" 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 went through ups and downs as a young player dealing with criticism and things of that nature. To finally win that first NBA championship, it was definitely a relief of a lot of pressure and frustration we dealt with as a team. It was great to bring a championship to the city of Chicago. "

" College was a very necessary step along the way to my professional career. As I look back, I realize how much of an eye opener it was for me in terms of moving forward and developing as a basketball player. "

Scottie Pippen

Step

Moving Forward

" When I look back at my first few seasons in the NBA, we didn't dominate as a team. There were a lot of nights where we took a beating and got whacked across the head. But we got better along the way, and we started to taste the success. With that came the pressure and expectations to be successful. "

" When it's late in a game and things are tough and you need a basket, someone has to step up. That player has to have the ability to create opportunities and draw fouls. "

" I know how to win games. "

" 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. "