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

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" 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. "

" 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 was lucky to play with guys who were not only good players, but great people. "

" 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 think when you come from a small college like I did, then you have to use every opportunity available to you. "

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

" 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. "

" Yes, I think the '96 Bulls are the greatest of all time. I think the 72-10 record speaks for itself and the fact that we were able to cap it off with a championship. What it boils down to is we had a dominant style, a dominant defense, and we were a very good offensive team. It was the way we dominated our opponents that separated ourselves. "

" 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 had watched Magic my whole career, even before my career, and so I knew the style of player that he was, and I knew what I had to do to prohibit him from being as effective on the basketball court as he had been throughout his career. "

" When I got the call to guard Magic, I knew that I could cause him a lot of problems. "

" 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. "

" I know how to win games. "

" 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. "

" When you speak of the Pat Rileys, the Phil Jacksons, you have to speak of Don Nelson and the success that he has had in the game. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I may go so far as saying LeBron James may be the greatest player to ever play the game. Because he is so potent offensively that not only can he score at will, but he keeps everybody involved. "

" I want to be a role-model player, someone respected and looked up to. "

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

" It's an honor to have kids. It's a responsibility. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" I prefer starting. Anyone in this league does. "

" 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. "