"I won't have any competitive instincts in any sports, other than golf. I can't see being competitive in sports any more."
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"I was in Chicago in 1994 and at this time I had no thoughts of coming back and playing the game of basketball, Bryon Russell came over to me and said, "Why'd you quit? You know I could guard you." When I did come back in 1995 and we played Utah in '96, I'm at the center circle and Bryon Russell is standing next to me. I said, "You remember what you said in 1994 about, 'I think I can guard you, I can shut you down, I would love to play against you?' Well, you're about to get your chance."
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"It's absolutely wrong that I don't want guys to challenge me. And the people who say that aren't in the room."
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"It's probably a twelve-day. He needs two days to wake up."
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"In college I never realized the opportunities available to a pro athlete. I've been given the chance to meet all kinds of people, to travel and expand my financial capabilities, to get ideas and learn about life, to create a world apart from basketball."
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"I hate being out there with those garbage men. They don't get you the ball."
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"It is nerve-wracking watching my kids' games."
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"When I worked on my game, that's what I thought about. When it happened, I set another goal, a reasonable, manageable goal that I could realistically achieve if I worked hard enough. I guess I approached it with the end in mind. I knew exactly where I wanted to go, and I focused on getting there."
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"The greatest people that ever lived were also the greatest failures. They just didn’t let those failures affect them like they do most."
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"I didn't come here to be average."
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"I dont take pictures with Niggas"
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"I would never play an extra year for money. I play the game because I love it. I just so happen to get paid. If I don't feel I still enjoy the game, I can care less what a year is worth. I'm not going to play the game just because of money."
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"The NBA is the strongest professional sports league in the world. The league and the game is bigger than any one person, Michael Jordan included, and they always will be. I hope that today players, especially our young players, continue to recognize that simple fact. Nothing is more important than the game itself and the fans who support it."
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"Being Michael Jordan means acting the same as I always have."
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"People can fly. Some people fly higher than others, that's all."
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"Sometimes I wonder what it will be like to look back on all this. Whether it will seem real."
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"Basketball isn't my job."
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"I can remember a game, we were down with about 5 to 10 points, I go off about 25 points, we come back and win the game, we're walking off the floor. Tex (Winter) looks at me and says "There's no "I" in team!" I looked at Tex and say, "There's not, but there's an 'I' in win!"
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"There will be a player greater than me."
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"In reality, I never want to grow up."
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