Scottie Pippen

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

“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.”

“Coach Dyer was a great mentor for me and a great teacher.”

“There are no guarantees in the league, and the challenges will always be there.”

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

“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.”

“What is most remarkable to me about Durant's game is what he does given his size. It's so unique to have a player who is 6-foot-9 with the ability to shoot and handle the ball so well. It al...”

“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 takes locking in on the task at hand and honing in on what you need to do in order to be successful in the NBA postseason.”

“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...”

“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'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 sho...”

“I may go so far as saying LeBron James may be the greatest player to ever play the game. Because he is so potent offensively that not only can he score at will, but he keeps everybody involv...”

“I was LeBron James before LeBron James.”

“It had been a long journey for me just to get drafted. I had to work very hard as a collegiate player just to get recognized, being at a small school.”

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

“The things that have happened for me, to me, have helped me grow up. Especially the passing of my father. That was something that took me to another level of growing and maturing. That's wha...”

“You look back at the '95 season, and a lot of those guys were getting mega minutes. Michael Jordan was out playing baseball. We were still winning, won 55 games I think, so those guys were a...”

“To be named as one of the finalists for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 2010 on Friday was a special moment for me. As a player, it's something that you dream about....”

“It may sound simple, but both winning and losing can become a mind-set, and I won't accept losing - ever.”