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When thou was a player, I didn't expect my teammates to play the way I did. I did expect them to work hard hard every day and get better. And I never learned anything by losing.

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I wanted to compete at the highest level again - and that's the NBA.

I'm a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.

Basketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much.

I've always been interested in jobs in the NBA. But I've been in this for 20 years and it might be time to do something else.

You can make all the excuses you want, but if you're not mentally tough and you're not prepared to play every night, you're not going to win.

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