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I have always been confident in my skills and once the game got going I knew I was probably the best player on the floor most of the time whether it was junior high, high school or college. I knew I had control of the game.

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The one thing that always bothered me when I played in the NBA was I really got irritated when they put a white guy on me.
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My goal was just to try and be the best player on my high school team, and look where I am now. And that was still my goal as a young kid, just to try and be a little better than my brother was.
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Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It’s being able to take it as well as dish it out. That’s the only way you’re going to get respect from the players.
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Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate you’re ready to play as tough as you’re able to, you’d better go out there and do it..
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Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
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First master the fundamentals.
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I just shoot until I feel good.
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As far as playing, I didn’t care who guarded me – red, yellow, black. I just didn’t want a white guy guarding me, because it’s disrespect to my game.
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Strength is not nearly as important as desire. I don’t think you can teach anyone desire. I think it’s a gift. I don’t know why I have it, but I do.
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I didn’t play against the toughest competition in high school, but one reason I was able to do well in college was that I mastered the fundamentals.
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I think a lot of blue collar people related to me because a lot of people work for their money.
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Maybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
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It makes me sick when I see a guy just stare at a loose ball and watch it go out of bounds.
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What’s better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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It’s been a journey, the NBA. It’s taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
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I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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I think that takes it all. That’s the greatest thing you could ever achieve in your sport. So, I have been very fortunate to play on great teams, but the gold medal was probably the best.
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When I was a player, I didn’t expect my teammates to play the way I did. I did expect them to work hard every day and get better. And I never learned anything by losing.
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The best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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Don’t let winning make you soft. Don’t let losing make you quit. Don’t let your teammates down in any situation.
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The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
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I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.
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You’ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
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