Scottie Pippen Quotes (10 Quotes)

I wouldn't want to face the Bulls in the playoffs. They could be trouble.

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.

He's very knowledgeable. That's the one advantage that I see in Kobe Bryant's career compared to Michael Jordan. Ten years into Kobe Bryant's career, we're seeing a very polished 27-year-old player who's probably got another seven or eight great years ahead of him.

Davis will give us some toughness inside and Williams has a lot of energy and enthusiasm, ... We got veteran guys who know how to play the game. I think it should make us better.

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.

We're going to work on it, ... He wants to be good. He's always shown signs of being very talented and able to do a lot of things on a basketball court a man of his size usually can't do.

I visualize the game. I think about who I am guarding, the things he likes to do.

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

It would have been very difficult. As I said, the rules ... but if the rules were put in place back when Michael Jordan was in his prime -- no hand-checking, the game was more geared toward offense, wanting to promote scoring in the game -- he could have probably got close. He did score 69.

It's hard to put it in perspective right now. I'm starting to feel a little emotional about what's going to happen Friday night. Getting your number put in the rafters is always something that as a kid ... you dream of seeing happen to you.