Scottie Pippen Quotes

Just soaking up the history of the Boston Celtics has been the best thing that's happened to me as a player.

I can't divorce myself from my childhood. I try to write as much fiction as I possibly can, but there are so many things that are touchstones of my childhood like being on the swim team and playing soccer and the particularities of sports season and environments that make their way into my books.

I would have loved to play against Bill Russell. He was such a force.

Not only do I admire Jordan's accomplishments and his phenomenal basketball ability, but also the way he has conducted himself on and off the court. I don't think there will ever be another player to have the same impact on the game of basketball as Michael Jordan.

Every memory I have from when I was a kid involves basketball.

I miss being in the locker room with all my buddies. That, to me, was so much fun.

I have so many great memories of the Allman Brothers early days. It was an incredible time.

Philly will always have a special place in my heart, and I will cherish the great memories with the city and my teammates there.

The gym in Milton Keynes or wooden backboards at Chester - maybe it didn't feel that glamorous at the time, but it was fun.

My first toy hoop was a Dr. J model!

I had great memories as a child artist.

To Seattle, Washington, the SuperSonics organization and its fans, the best owners ever in the Ackerley family, I love you. But the best part is that you loved me back.

For me, I grew up watching really good Detroit Pistons teams.

Yes, I would have loved to win it, but I have great memories from World Cups. The 2007 tournament - my first - was very special.

I have played in so many games and have had so many incredible moments that selecting one or remembering all of them is impossible.

I have many, many fond memories of Yuvraj Singh. He started under my captaincy.

I have some really great memories with the Clippers organization.

Shaq and Muhammad Ali's my favorite two athletes of all time.

I'm so proud of the time I put in the pool, so proud of the people I met along way, just to be asked to do this was exciting for me. I love it when I run into people who remember me from playing water polo as opposed to what I do now, which is an actor. It's rare that anyone remembers me but it's fun when I run into guys that played water polo who, we can speak in terms of water polo and what it was like and how we played, it's the great camaraderie. I was so excited to be asked to be part of this because I'm proud of it. I'm more proud of this probably than I am my professional career.

To this day, whenever I'm in Milwaukee, which is often, I'm reminded that the people there still haven't gotten over the Braves leaving ... If it helps, they should know the players haven't either.

This is something I dreamed about as a little kid, being back in my hometown (Cincinnati) where I watched so many great players.

One's first book, kiss, home run is always the best.

Michael Jordan was a great individual and a great player. You can't say enough about what he brought to the game. He took the NBA to another level.

I guess the only jewels of my life were the pictures I made with Fred Astaire.

I remember the time an older man asked me when I was young, "Do you know what you are doing now?" I thought it was some kind of trick question. Tell me," I said. You are building your memories," he replied, "so make them good ones.