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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. "

Scottie Pippen

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I want to get into the NBA and make a name for myself. "

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

" I'm thankful that I was able to have a long, healthy career for the most part. "

" 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. "

" Statistics are one thing. But if you're not putting up the numbers as far as winning, they're not going to consider you for things like the MVP. "

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" I don't believe being a Hall of Famer is based on individual accolades. I think winning has a lot to do with it. But perhaps more than that, you simply have to show that you are the best or among the best at what you do. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" It takes locking in on the task at hand and honing in on what you need to do in order to be successful in the NBA postseason. "

" Everyone in my family was pretty tall, so we always thought I would get bigger. "

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

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" I wouldn't give Charles Barkley an apology at gunpoint. He can never expect an apology from me... If anything, he owes me an apology for coming to play with his sorry, fat butt. "

" 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. "

" If I had an opportunity to hand-pick a team that I wanted to play in the NBA Finals, it would probably be the Lakers. "

" When I say I played with the greatest, let's not forget I also played for the greatest coach of all time. "

" Lacking a dominant big man is a tall order. "

" I spend a lot of time at home with my kids. "

" 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. "

" 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 don't really have any regrets. "