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I've learned how to function in chaos.
It takes an inner strength to succeed.
A true champion walks off with his head high.
Understanding is the solution to every problem.
If I could do anything, I'd ride horses all day.
Individual success comes as a result of team success.
I'm from Detroit, but Chicago is a second home for me.
Either you change with the times or you get rolled over.
Society is fast - fast food, fast cars, fast everything.
Moral victories are really more for coaches than players.
With my teammates, I'm more open, funnier than people see me.
Michael Jordan was the greatest practice player I've ever seen.
Being an only child, I was alone a lot and I had to make up games.
I remember as a young player I had this dream of playing in the NBA.
The city of Detroit is always home, and I'm very proud of where I'm from.
Greatness is empowered in a system where you pass the ball, not pound it.
Players who create advantages for their team at one end or the other are rare.
I've been around enough athletes to know when someone is working, someone's not.
I grew up as a point guard, and as a point guard you learn how to navigate situations.
My adult life, I grew up in Chicago. When I go back there, I always have fond memories.
Anytime the coach gives you the ball and some encouragement, you get a sense of freedom.
Playing sports is a craft that has to be worked on and perfected just like anything else.
I was very lucky to be in the right place at the right time and play with Michael Jordan.
I can create offensive situations for myself and I can create situations for other people.
I have pride, and my pride won't allow me to accept losing by 30 points four games in a row.
Being an NBA general manager really is a lot of pressure. There's so much that goes into the job.
He made the game look easy. But being Michael Jordan, and all that came with it, that wasn't easy.
I don't wish stardom on anyone. When I hear people say, 'this guy's a star,' I always say, 'good luck.'
When you're losing by 20 to 30 points night in and night out, that's no fun. You can't accept that as a player.
Now that I've had a chance to play for a team where we won 30 or 35 games, you understand how special winning is.
To be honest with you, I just want to be true to the game of basketball, and that's what I've always tried to do.
Jordan never stepped out on the court to have a good time. He stepped out there to establish that he was the best.
When you come into this league, everyone tries to put you in categories - 'this is what he is' or 'this is what he can do.'
My signing of Derrick Rose was like anything in life, I think it was just luck. I played in Chicago. Derrick is from Chicago.
Every now and then you have to be a little nasty, a little aggressive on the floor. That's part of being a basketball player.
If your best players are taking a shortcut, they're going to have problems holding everyone else accountable and responsible.
I always say, to this day, that the Air Jordan guy was great and God bless him. But I'll always just remember Michael, the guy.
It didn't work out for me at Golden State, in terms of wins and losses. Still, I tried to exhibit what a competitor is all about.
Just because you're the coach, you don't automatically have the authority. You have to work the people. You have to gain the trust of the people.
Michael was the first person to show me what it meant to be a star... but you cannot be that star and not accept all the things that came with it.
M. J. was M. J. His body of work speaks for itself. We've seen his career, we've dissected his career and had the chance to watch it. That's done.
Isolation basketball will always be part of the game. But the system has to be predicated on ball movement and, more importantly, player movement.
Since I've been a part of this league, I can't recall when they've actually made rules that have actually helped to improve the game of basketball.
If there was ever a true emotion of a Chicago Bull, Derrick Rose embodies it. Because he is Chicago. That kid will do anything for the city of Chicago.
No one beat Michael Jordan. No one. You could say a lot of different things, but the man was unstoppable. He was unstoppable. And I will continue to say that.
Every time he steps on the floor, LeBron has to establish that he's the best. Every year is an opportunity for him to raise his level to the best of the best.
This is to LeBron James: If you want to be the best, get rid of the comparisons. Get rid of all the comparisons that are out there. That's what Michael Jordan did.
In the back of my mind, I always knew I wanted to be in the sports representation business. Being an ex-player, I knew that those were the people I wanted to work with.
Jordan had phenomenal talent. He had phenomenal understanding. But he also had a mentality that I haven't seen. He had a sense of urgency every time he stepped on the floor.
Who says a center can't make the pass into the post? Michael Jordan, effectively, was a post player and you saw with the championship teams players able to do multiple things.