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" When it's late in a game and things are tough and you need a basket, someone has to step up. That player has to have the ability to create opportunities and draw fouls. "

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" I'd probably say the championships mean more to me, but the gold medal makes you a bit different. It's a special award. "

Scottie Pippen

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Award

" 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. "

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

Scottie Pippen

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Player

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

" 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. "

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

" Being the youngest of twelve kids and having your underwear handed down teaches you how to share. "

" 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. "

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

Scottie Pippen

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Michael Jordan

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

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

Scottie Pippen

Try

Play

" If you're not on a team that's winning, it takes a lot out of you as a player. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

Scottie Pippen

Day

End

" My mentality when guarding a point guard was always to try and disrupt him and take them out of the offense. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" Coaching jobs are far and few between; you try and get into the right situation and take advantage of it from there. "

" 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. "

" I always help take care of my family. "

" Every team deals with obstacles throughout the course of the season, and it's as a unit that they need to be worked through. Injuries are part of the game, just like facing tough teams on the road or having one of your best players get into foul trouble. "

" I will always be a part of the game. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

Scottie Pippen

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