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• You know, I have a responsibility to my team that if I’m going to be on the floor, then I have to make a difference.

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• You have to work hard at things.

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• With my responsibilities comes having to manage my time more efficiently.

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• The source of my power and strength is God, and I know it, without a shadow of a doubt.

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• Teams are often pretty clear about what they can do or are willing to do.

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• Nothing prepares a family for having multiple children at once.

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• Nothing means more to me than helping my team win.

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• My parents didn’t have the opportunities that my wife and I have now, from a quality of life standpoint.

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• My character has always been important to me. That was the one thing that I knew, no matter what, I had to hold that strong.

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• Life for me outweighs the game of basketball.

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• I’ve discovered new parts of my manhood, places I couldn’t get to without loving someone else unconditionally and putting others before myself.

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• I’m not chasing money, so I’m not looking at just trying to stretch out a deal artificially just to have a certain number.

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• I would venture to guess that if I was a construction worker… who requested a transfer to another department for the betterment of his family, I would be commended for it. But because it’s sports, there’s just so much passion added to it.

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• I really have to make sure that I’m staying true to who I am, and that I know my responsibilities to current N.B.A. players, to future N.B.A. players, to our past and retired N.B.A. Players.

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• I have people that I’m close to that give me things to read throughout the season, and in particular in the playoffs and the postseason.

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• I feel like I’m capable of doing so many things to help people around the country and the world.

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• I don’t know how many people feel strongly about what I do.

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• I don’t feel like basketball is the only way to make a living.

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• I am not a passenger in anything I do.

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• I am and always will be a leader.

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Derek Fisher (22)

Birth:	9th August, 1974
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Basketball Player, Coach

About

Derek Lamar Fisher was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. He is an American basketball coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association. He played professionally in the NBA for 18 seasons, spending the majority of his career with the Los Angeles Lakers, with whom he won five NBA championships. He has also served as president of the National Basketball Players Association.

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