But how many people lighted the path for me? That’s the evolution of basketball. There’s no way I could have played the way I played if I didn’t watch David Thompson and guys prior to me. There’s no way Kobe could have played the way he’s played without watching me play. So, you know, that’s the evolution of basketball. You cannot change that.

"Once you join the team, you live at a certain standard that I play the game and I wasn't going to take anything less. When people see this, they gonna say, "He wasn't really a nice guy. He may have been a tyrant." Well, that's you, because you never won anything. I wanted to win, but I wanted them to win and be a part of it as well."

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"Devemos ter sempre em mente que há um "preço a ser pago", um longo caminho a ser percorrido. O comprometimento com o pro- cesso, com nossas equipes e nossas metas nos faz seguir em frente, continuar lutando e nos dedicando, mesmo diante de grandes dificuldades, na busca permanente de nos- sos objetivos."

My mentality was to go out and win, at any cost. If you don't want to live that regimented mentality, then you don't need to be alongside of me. Coz I'm gonna ridicule you until you get on the same level with me, and if you don't get on the same level, then it's gonna be hell for you.

"Devemos ter sempre em mente que há um "preço a ser pago", um longo caminho a ser percorrido. O comprometimento com o processo, com nossas equipes e nossas metas nos faz seguir em frente, continuar lutando e nos dedicando, mesmo diante de grandes dificuldades, na busca permanente de nossos objetivos."

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Winning has a price. And leadership has a price. So I pulled people along when they didn't want to be pulled. I challenged people when they didn't want to be challenged. And I earned that right because [other] teammates came after me. They didn't endure all the things that I endured.