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

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" I've come a long way from my first commercials. "

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

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

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

" As a young player, I always thought I was doing everything I could. But the longer you play, the more you learn, and the better you're prepared for what this game throws at you. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" Being in the Hall of Fame is where any player wants to be at the end of his career. It's somewhat of a last step for a player in terms of their career, and it's a place where you'll always be remembered for what you accomplished. "

" It's always been a passion of mine to come out and share some of my knowledge about basketball and the experiences I've had with the younger generation. "

" Some guys get into the NBA, get the big money, and are satisfied with themselves. "

" 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. "

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

" If you can prove that you're in that elite class on a consistent basis, it speaks volumes about a player's longevity. It also says that as a player, you were steady, stable, and great and that you deserve to be recognized. "

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

" 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. "

" I'm able to run and jump and do all the things I can do. I'm blessed. "

" It's not common for your best player to also be your most unselfish player. "

" When I look back at my first few seasons in the NBA, we didn't dominate as a team. There were a lot of nights where we took a beating and got whacked across the head. But we got better along the way, and we started to taste the success. With that came the pressure and expectations to be successful. "

" 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. "

" Basketball is a lifelong game. You continue to learn from the game day in and day out, and all along the way, you get better. "

" I loved playing against the Pacers and Reggie Miller. Reggie was a great competitor, and I enjoyed playing against competitors. "

" 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. "

" When I got to Central Arkansas, I was a small, slim guy with little chance of playing in the NBA. Then, I went through a two-year growth spurt, and suddenly, I was 6-foot-7. "

" I went to a small school, so I had to be a jack of all trades and master a few. "

" The key about playing internationally is the confidence that you gain. Not only do you train with some of the best players in the NBA, but you compete against some of the best players in the world. "

" 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. "

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