Scottie Pippen Quotes

I look at my jersey and see the NBA logo, I'm like, 'I didn't think I'd be here.'

It's been a journey, the NBA. It's taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.

I don't know if I could have made it as an NBA player. But I knew I could make it as a coach.

I got my ball-handling skills naturally. I know I can get better, and I will get better, but it's something I was born with.

When I was a little kid, I looked at my mom, stepdad and said, 'I want to be an NBA player,' just because I love to play the game of basketball like 24/7.

I want to be an NBA all-star and help my team win. That's what it's all about, is winning. I'm a competitor... People said a lot about me being selfish and stuff like that. Getting into the league, I can't wait to shut that down. I'm a guy who wants to play and to win and love my teammates.

I look at myself, and how much I've gotten just because I play a sport well.

You hear all these stories about, 'There's one in a million guys that make it to the NBA and stay there.' To see people cheering for me and when they say my name, it's just crazy. It's still crazy to me.

Sports were a big part of my life. I was the captain of the basketball team in high school, and captain of the basketball team at Princeton.

From my first dunk at 14 years old to my second NCAA Championship at the University of Tennessee, my intense training with my dad was always to credit.

It was a blessing just to play one NBA basketball game.

If you would have told me that I'd be in a European final back when I was at Maidstone then I wouldn't have believed you.

My grandfather and my uncle took me to the gym. I was kinda wild; they thought that boxing would teach me a lesson, but I don't think in their wildest dreams they could imagine the success I would have.

From the perspective of everything I went through to have played in four NFL games, it was one of the best experiences of my life.

My dream is to get to the NBA, obviously. But it will be when the time is right.

I used to watch LeBron on TV growing up, and now I'm playing my first game against him.

Ever since I was little, I wanted to win the NBA championship.

I'm very proud because, all my life, I worked very hard to be a football player.

I've been lucky to have great coaching, great teammates, and a desire to keep getting better. That, slowly over time, helped me grow from an average high school player to the NBA.

I feel like I should be an NBA player.

I've always worked hard at being a well-rounded player.

You've got to respect me because you know I can shoot the three.

The Liga is a tough league, but I'm inspired by players like Neymar and Messi. You have to work very hard to reproduce what they do, especially Neymar.

As a young player, achieving All-Star status isn't as easy as you might think.

I could never have dreamt of the kind of career I had, but I was always happy with the ball in my hands or at my feet.