Top 163 Quotes & Sayings by Scottie Pippen
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Last updated on September 7, 2024.
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 all very content and happy with the way that things were going that year.
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.
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.
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.
I don't really have any regrets.
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.
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.
Most of basketball is in the mind. But it helps to have big hands.
You've got to have a commitment to your craft.
Each season was different and presented its own set of circumstances and challenges.
I take a lot of pride in my first '92 gold medal.
Defensive awards and accolades aside, to have your jersey retired puts you in a position where you'll be known forever.
I was way behind physically in high school. They had weight bars that were about forty-five pounds. I couldn't handle them. Couldn't even put the weights on. It was embarrassing. So I always figured out ways to avoid lifting when I was young.
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.
I'm able to run and jump and do all the things I can do. I'm blessed.
I've come a long way from my first commercials.
I spend a lot of time at home with my kids.
Things for me really started to click right after my third year in the league. I sort of figured out that there were a few things that I needed to do if I wanted to get better - I needed to gain some more weight and add some strength.
I went to a small school, so I had to be a jack of all trades and master a few.
I'm thankful that I was able to have a long, healthy career for the most part.
Coach Dyer was a great mentor for me and a great teacher.
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.
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.
Everything was a lesson learned and a step forward for me.
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.
Once you get a taste of success, it's a hard thing to turn down.
I worked at a place called Virco. They build school desks.
I have been able to live my dream of playing basketball surrounded by people I love and being cheered on by the best fans in the world.
I think I learned a lot from a lot of experiences that I dealt with over my career.
Everyone in my family was pretty tall, so we always thought I would get bigger.
You continue to compete against the very best every day, and you will get better, or you'll be embarrassed.
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.
Coaching jobs are far and few between; you try and get into the right situation and take advantage of it from there.
I was LeBron James before LeBron James.
It may sound simple, but both winning and losing can become a mind-set, and I won't accept losing - ever.
Defense was one thing I was really able to work at and get better.
Michael Jordan is probably the greatest scorer to play the game.
I'd probably say the championships mean more to me, but the gold medal makes you a bit different. It's a special award.
As I look back, I have to say growing up was fun, not a problem at all.
I'm no slouch, but when comparing LeBron's game, I'm usually left out.
Fans are demanding. They want to win. They want it now. If you have an injury, they want you back the next day.
It was truly an enjoyable moment in my life that I will never forget having the opportunity to play for two gold medals. But I think nothing sticks out more than winning a championship in 1991 for me.
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.
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.'
No guy on the basketball court is a threat to score with LeBron James out there. Not only will LeBron dominate from the offensive end as well, but he's also doing it on the defensive end, which really makes him the complete package.
I'm a guy who is easy to get along with, and I'll put up with a lot of things. But not dishonesty.
I'll miss the competitive side and the camaraderie of being around the players and competing each and every day.
There's nothing like the camaraderie of being around the other players.
I never wanted to be Michael Jordan, although I would like to trade bank accounts.
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.
We grew up in a small house with four bedrooms. I shared a bedroom with three brothers. But I enjoy the way that I was brought up. It kept me hungry. It kept me humble.
Being the youngest of twelve kids and having your underwear handed down teaches you how to share.
Everyone likes to strike while the iron is hot. That's a philosophy I've always liked.
When you get some easy baskets, the basket definitely looks like it's much larger.
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.
Don't disrespect me, lie about it, and then come smile in my face and act like nothing's wrong.
Basketball is a lifelong game. You continue to learn from the game day in and day out, and all along the way, you get better.
It's tough to lose and lose and lose and get a little closer, but you still lose.
I thought the lanes opened up when Michael Jordan used to drive. I used to be like, 'Wow.'
I just like to be around family.
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