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" The influence of a high school coach can be so powerful. "

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" 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. "

" There are no guarantees in the league, and the challenges will always be there. "

" I knew I was a player that could break guys down and create for my teammates, and that is how I looked at it. "

" I've never seen a player that can dominate a game the way LeBron James can. He don't always have to score. He makes plays for other guys. But when the game is on the line, and you need a shot to be made, he's going to make that play. "

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

" I know how to win games. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Coaching jobs are far and few between; you try and get into the right situation and take advantage of it from there. "

" Everything was a lesson learned and a step forward for me. "

" It was truly an enjoyable moment in my life that I will never forget having the opportunity to play for two gold medals. But I think nothing sticks out more than winning a championship in 1991 for me. "

" I never wanted to be Michael Jordan, although I would like to trade bank accounts. "

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

" To have a beautiful house on the outside is one thing... Once you get inside, that's what really makes a home. "

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

" 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. "

" My mentality when guarding a point guard was always to try and disrupt him and take them out of the offense. "

" 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. "

" He lifted weights, he rode the bike; he kept himself going before and after games, as well as practices. He always kept himself in top shape and was very determined. You put a relentless Dennis Rodman out on the basketball court, and you better have someone there to match his energy. If you don't, it's going to be a long night. "

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

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

" It may sound simple, but both winning and losing can become a mind-set, and I won't accept losing - ever. "

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

" The things that have happened for me, to me, have helped me grow up. Especially the passing of my father. That was something that took me to another level of growing and maturing. That's whan I started to be more of a man. "

" 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. "

" If things work out for you as a team, then there are individual things that happen for you. But if you're not talented enough as a team, its hard for people to give you the recognition. "

" 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. "