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"Nobody cared about swimming. You could draw a crowd for basketball."
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"Our whole philosophy was to intimidate the quarterback. We were able to do it. We were pioneers. People still recognize us as, maybe, the best defensive line of all time."
Time

"I've caught fish as big as I am. I've caught marlin close to 300 pounds."
Hobbies

"One of life's most painful moments comes when we must admit that we didn't do our homework, that we are not prepared."
Life

"Team doctors' jobs those days were to keep you on the field."
Pressure

"Nobody cared about swimming. You could draw a crowd for basketball."
Basketball

"I can ski out of my back door."
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"You are the land. The land is you."
Land

"When a man lies, he murders some part of the world."
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"Most exciting for me was to make the Pro Bowl in 14 of 15 years."
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"Our coach was absolutely out of his head. He must have read Bear Bryant's book. We had 78 players out. The first day 35 quit. Twenty quit the second day. We ended with 17 players. It was depressing."
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"Not only is Rip Hamilton an outstanding basketball player, he is also known for giving back to his community."
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Personal Development

"I played in Joe Louis in a playoff game. I played there when the roof caved in for half a season. The facility is great for basketball because it goes straight up, so you feel like the fans are on top of you."
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"It wasn't until late high school and early college that I gained enough size and skill to make me welcome on intramural basketball teams."
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"I have no desire to coach basketball."
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"Walking has been ridiculous in college basketball the past 15 years."
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"With me and basketball, it became part of me."
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"I always wanted to be a basketball player."
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"Basketball was not my main sport in grade school, or even the first year of high school."
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"And it blew my mind when I started to get wind of the fact that they actually liked me being around. That was humbling, because Kentucky basketball is a big deal, and I am not the biggest fan - I am just the most notorious one."
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"I wanted a NBA basketball gym at my house and that's what I worked hard for and I was able to achieve that."
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