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" 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. "

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" I was a guy that had a lot of tools and could do a lot of other things, but my main thing was controlling the defensive end of the court. "

Scottie Pippen

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

" When the game is over, it's over. We leave everything on the court. "

" You've got to have a commitment to your craft. "

" Fans are demanding. They want to win. They want it now. If you have an injury, they want you back the next day. "

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

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

" As a player, you experience so many different moments, but you never truly sit back and reflect on them. You enjoy them, but with the championships, we were so busy celebrating with everyone that we didn't really realize what we had accomplished as individuals and as a team. "

" I've played basketball all of my life, and I've had things happen on the court that you eventually have to move on from. It's part of some of the obstacles that you meet in trying to reach your pinnacle. "

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

" I want to do the best I can in the NBA. After three or four years, I want people to know who Scottie Pippen is. "

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

" Chicago's where I started my career. I've had a lot of success playing here. "

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

" 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. "

Scottie Pippen

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Game

" There's nothing like the camaraderie of being around the other players. "

Scottie Pippen

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Players

" I thought the lanes opened up when Michael Jordan used to drive. I used to be like, 'Wow.' "

" 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. "

" 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 I was four or five, I had an older brother who got paralyzed from the neck down in junior high school. Some kid did a wrestling fall on him and hit his spine. We had to take care of him. I went from being the baby to not really being the baby anymore. "

" In the playoffs, it's win or go home. You might not have a chance to look back at a game and say, 'Man, we didn't box out here.' "

" You just go out and try to always play at your best. "

Scottie Pippen

Try

Play

" I was LeBron James before LeBron James. "

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

" I guess guys who play on national TV get a lot of publicity. "

Scottie Pippen

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" 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. "

" Coach Dyer was a great mentor for me and a great teacher. "

" I wasn't really that interested in playing. I had gone through some hard times not playing in high school, but my coach had it in his mind that basketball was the way I would get an education. "

" I'll miss the competitive side and the camaraderie of being around the players and competing each and every day. "

" 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. "