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" 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. "

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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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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