It had been a long journey for me just to get drafted. I had to work very hard as a collegiate player just to get recognized, being at a small school.
Defense was one thing I was really able to work at and get better.
I went to a small school, so I had to be a jack of all trades and master a few.
Everyone in my family was pretty tall, so we always thought I would get bigger.
I think I learned a lot from a lot of experiences that I dealt with over my career.
I'll miss the competitive side and the camaraderie of being around the players and competing each and every day.
I thought the lanes opened up when Michael Jordan used to drive. I used to be like, 'Wow.'
I have been able to live my dream of playing basketball surrounded by people I love and being cheered on by the best fans in the world.
I've played basketball all of my life, and I've had things happen on the court that you eventually have to move on from. It's part of some of the obstacles that you meet in trying to reach your pinnacle.
My mentality when guarding a point guard was always to try and disrupt him and take them out of the offense.
When I got the call to guard Magic, I knew that I could cause him a lot of problems.
When you suffer a few losses in the playoffs, it forces you back into the gym early on.
Fatherhood is great.
I'm never going to leave my family hanging out to dry.
I love playing in Chicago, and the fans have been great to me.
I make a lot of money, but I need to be treated right.
If things work out for you as a team, then there are individual things that happen for you. But if you're not talented enough as a team, its hard for people to give you the recognition.
It doesn't really count as a great year if the team is not doing well.
Statistics are one thing. But if you're not putting up the numbers as far as winning, they're not going to consider you for things like the MVP.
When I say I played with the greatest, let's not forget I also played for the greatest coach of all time.
