Quotes from Scottie Pippen

I want to be a role-model player, someone respected and looked up to.

Some guys get into the NBA, get the big money, and are satisfied with themselves.

There are a lot of people from my Central Arkansas days that I owe a lot of thanks to for how they helped me over the years.

The things that have happened for me, to me, have helped me grow up. Especially the passing of my father. That was something that took me to another level of growing and maturing. That's whan I started to be more of a man.

If you can prove that you're in that elite class on a consistent basis, it speaks volumes about a player's longevity. It also says that as a player, you were steady, stable, and great and that you deserve to be recognized.

I feel like I'm a guy who gets other guys shots.

When you get some easy baskets, the basket definitely looks like it's much larger.

When it's late in a game and things are tough and you need a basket, someone has to step up. That player has to have the ability to create opportunities and draw fouls.

I had watched Magic my whole career, even before my career, and so I knew the style of player that he was, and I knew what I had to do to prohibit him from being as effective on the basketball court as he had been throughout his career.

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.

To be in a position where an organization like the Bulls creates a bust of you that will permanently be displayed in a building like the United Center says it all. It's hard to put into words because it is such an honor. It's great to know that something like that will be around forever.

When you suffer a few losses in the playoffs, it forces you back into the gym early on.

When you speak of the Pat Rileys, the Phil Jacksons, you have to speak of Don Nelson and the success that he has had in the game.

Chemistry is a very important element for any team that wants to be serious about winning.

I love this city and the Chicago fans.

I love playing in Chicago, and the fans have been great to me.

Chicago's where I started my career. I've had a lot of success playing here.

It's superb, definitely. Something that is new to me, that is shocking. I got the news last night about 3 in the morning, and I don't think I even went back to bed.

I've always led by example and I'm not that vocal.

It's going to be great. A lot of the players are coming. I wasn't here when they put (Jackson) up in the rafters. But to have him here as my number goes up, it brings back a lot of great memories.

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

My mentality when guarding a point guard was always to try and disrupt him and take them out of the offense.

It's tough to lose and lose and lose and get a little closer, but you still lose.

I always dreamed of playing the NBA, but along the way, the road got a little cloudy.