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" When I say I played with the greatest, let's not forget I also played for the greatest coach of all time. "
Scottie Pippen
Coach
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" He lifted weights, he rode the bike; he kept himself going before and after games, as well as practices. He always kept himself in top shape and was very determined. You put a relentless Dennis Rodman out on the basketball court, and you better have someone there to match his energy. If you don't, it's going to be a long night. "
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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. "
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" Don't disrespect me, lie about it, and then come smile in my face and act like nothing's wrong. "
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" 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. "
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" When I look at my career, I was really about defending. "
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" When you get some easy baskets, the basket definitely looks like it's much larger. "
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" The influence of a high school coach can be so powerful. "
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" If I could have written a script of how I wanted my career to be, I couldn't have done it any better. "
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" I will always be a part of the game. "
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" I take a lot of pride in my first '92 gold medal. "
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" I went to a small school, so I had to be a jack of all trades and master a few. "
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" Everyone in my family was pretty tall, so we always thought I would get bigger. "
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" 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. "
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" Each season was different and presented its own set of circumstances and challenges. "
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" I'm able to run and jump and do all the things I can do. I'm blessed. "
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Things
Run
" 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. "
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" My mentality when guarding a point guard was always to try and disrupt him and take them out of the offense. "
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" I worked at a place called Virco. They build school desks. "
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Worked
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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Know
Best
I Can
" I'm proud to be considered a member of the Nike family. "
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Member
Family
Considered
" Coaching jobs are far and few between; you try and get into the right situation and take advantage of it from there. "
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" When you suffer a few losses in the playoffs, it forces you back into the gym early on. "
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" 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. "
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Way
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" Fans are demanding. They want to win. They want it now. If you have an injury, they want you back the next day. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I've never seen a player that can dominate a game the way LeBron James can. He don't always have to score. He makes plays for other guys. But when the game is on the line, and you need a shot to be made, he's going to make that play. "
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