Pippen Quotes & Sayings

We aren't playing as well as we'd like. — Scottie Pippen

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

Growing up, my idols were Lucky Luke and Jolly Jumper. And Scottie Pippen. — Dirk Nowitzki

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

Tremendous teammate, that's what comes to mind when I think of Scottie Pippen. He was a very caring teammate who was always concerned about the team, always concerned about it. He just had a great understanding of the team concept. Everyone talks about a great teammate, but he really was a great guy to play with. He may have been having a 25 or 30-point game, but if he knew you were struggling, he'd find a way to get you going as well. He's that type of guy. — B. J. Armstrong

The mailman doesn't deliver on Sundays. — Scottie Pippen

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

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

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

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

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

Why is Scottie Pippen taking a charge? Taking a charge is for people with no game! — Bill Walton

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

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

One of the hardest things for a ball player to do is to accept his role — Scottie Pippen

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