American - Athlete | August 6, 1965 -
Yes, I played in '92 with the original Dream Team, and then again in '96 with what they labeled 'Dream Team III.'
David Robinson
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Michael, to me, he was an assassin. He was one of those guys that prepared himself extremely well and was relentless in his attacking. And there are a few guys who have that mentality. I think Kobe Bryant has that type of mentality, and LeBron has that type of mentality.
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Just being raised in a home where my mother, from as early as I can remember, always taught me to be thinking about other people first, basically that our service was going to be the measure of our success.
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My dad was in the Navy, and I was raised with a strong commitment to service.
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USNA had a great engineering school, which was one of my interests, and I knew I would benefit from the great discipline and accountability that Navy provides.
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Coming in, I had no idea basketball would be a career for me, but I grew 7 inches in college and was fortunate to have a great career in the NBA. The experience taught me about service, what our great country was built on, the sacrifices people have made, how to work together and trust the people around you to accomplish a great goal.
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Marc Gasol, he's more of a true center. There are guys who play that traditional center role, but the game is also played differently now.
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Shaq was a great physical specimen. I mean, 7 foot, 350 pounds. There wasn't anybody like him.
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We went through a nice stretch of big guys. But soon, everyone is going to realize that there's only one Steph Curry.
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I played for a long time, and there's not many guys I would say, 'O.K., take any shot you want.'
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You have to raise your game, you have to be ready to compete, and you've just got to give Hakeem credit. He was great. He really was great.
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You give a team a month - three weeks - to get together, and you're going to make mistakes. You're just not going to be as sharp.
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