Scottie Pippen Quotes

United States, Basketball Player
September 25, 1965

Scottie Maurice Pippen (born September 25, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association. Nicknamed "Pip", he is most remembered for his time with the Chicago Bulls, the team with whom he won six NBA titles. Pippen, along with Michael Jordan, played an important role in transforming the Bulls team into a championship team and for popularizing the NBA around the world during the 1990s.

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

Scottie Pippen
- Game
- Visualize
- Guarding
I know sometimes I need to be more like M.J., but M.J. also needs to be more like me. He needs to be the player he is with more my mentality.

Scottie Pippen
- Player
- Mentality

The mailman doesn't deliver on Sundays.

Scottie Pippen
- Mailman
- Sundays
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.

Scottie Pippen
- Thinking
- Night
- Morning
I've always led by example and I'm not that vocal.

Scottie Pippen
- Example
- Vocal
Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team.

Scottie Pippen
- Team
- Challenge
He's one of the best power forwards of all-time. I take my hands off to him.

Scottie Pippen
- Forwards
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.

Scottie Pippen

We aren't playing as well as we'd like.

Scottie Pippen
- Playing
I probably should've listened to Michael a year ago when he said that Charles will never win a championship because he doesn't show any dedication.

Scottie Pippen
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.

Scottie Pippen
- Hands
- Difficult
- Games
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.

Scottie Pippen
- Player
- Memories
- Numbers
Michael Jordan is probably the greatest scorer to ever play in the game. But I may go as far to say Lebron James may be the the greatest player to ever play the game.

Scottie Pippen
- Play
- Player
- Games
One of the hardest things for a ball player to do is to accept his role

Scottie Pippen
- Player
- Role
- Ball

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.

Scottie Pippen
- Kids
- Dream
- Night