He Got Game
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Pure shooter, fearsome defender,
a great player.

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He was coming down for a fast break,
and the defender went for the ball.

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He brought it behind his back
and switched it over to his right hand.

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It went through his legs.
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Defender came up and kind of
stutter-stepped a little bit,

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pulled back and rang the three.
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This kid might be ready
for the big leagues.

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He plays to win, and a lot
of people play to play.

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This guy plays to win.
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He understands that if he
performs better, they are going to win.

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But he knows how to pass.
He plays with his teammates.

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He has all the attributes
that go into being a winner.

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When I watched
Kenny Anderson's stuff,

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- I'd never thought I would see
anybody better than those guys.
- Shit.

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But along came Jesus.
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There are very few players
that give you 40 minutes of everything.

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Michael Jordan'll give you 35.
But 40 minutes of everything he's got...

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because of what he's overcome
in his life.

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In terms of dealing
with his sister,

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and all of the pitfalls that come
with being in a deprived situation.

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And in a situation that's void of any
kind of leadership other than his own,

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he's had to be
very, very self-reliant.

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Now, with kids as good as he is, he's
probably receiving a lot of pressure...

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to go into the N.B.A.
because so many kids are doing it.

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When you see a kid with this kind
of talent, it's almost normal for him...

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to take that into consideration with the
kind of money that they're getting now.

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But I would tell him that he needs to go
to college and get an education...

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so that he'll be able to save
the money that he has.

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My mother, she always
told me that, that...

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it was great to be a superstar athlete
and to be able to make it to the N.B.A.

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But... I mean, you're nothing
without your education.

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And, you know, ever since day one,
she wouldn't let me play basketball.

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She wouldn't let me play in the garden,
from day one, unless I did my homework.

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That's right.
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I think when April 11th comes,
I just wanna let my hair down,

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kick my feet up
and have a good time.

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Just go hang out with my boys
back in high school:

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- Sip, Booger, Lonnie, Mance.
- Lincoln! Linc-- Linc-- Lincoln!


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