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Scottie Pippen

Profession : Athlete

Birth : September 25, 1965

I'm a family man, and I couldn't be happier. My wife and I have been blessed with an incredible family, and my kids are my life.

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

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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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There's nothing like the camaraderie of being around the other players.

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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.

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Everything was a lesson learned and a step forward for me.

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I'm a guy who is easy to get along with, and I'll put up with a lot of things. But not dishonesty.

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Defensive awards and accolades aside, to have your jersey retired puts you in a position where you'll be known forever.

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It's definitely tough to get up and walk away from something you have been a part of for so long. But it's part of life.

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I'm no slouch, but when comparing LeBron's game, I'm usually left out.

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

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I don't really have any regrets.

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I want to thank the NBA and U.S.A. Basketball. Words can't describe my feeling. I was a small town kid from Hamburg, Arkansas, and you provided me a platform to live out my passion, the game of basketball, on the world's grandest stage.

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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 involved.

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Yes, I think the '96 Bulls are the greatest of all time. I think the 72-10 record speaks for itself and the fact that we were able to cap it off with a championship. What it boils down to is we had a dominant style, a dominant defense, and we were a very good offensive team. It was the way we dominated our opponents that separated ourselves.

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In the playoffs, it's win or go home. You might not have a chance to look back at a game and say, 'Man, we didn't box out here.'

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It's not always about getting better on the basketball court. This game teaches you how to become a better person as well. It pushes you into the team concept.

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You continue to compete against the very best every day, and you will get better, or you'll be embarrassed.

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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's an honor that you have to earn based on your career and the respect from your peers around you.

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