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It's fun coming back home, playing against the Grizzlies and to have the opportunity to come back and see my family.
Penny Hardaway
Home
Family
Opportunity
Back
See
Come
Coming
Against
Fun
Playing
Orlando is my history.
Penny Hardaway
History
Orlando
It's a huge honor to be put in the Hall of Fame... it's even better because I played there for six years, and I left on bad terms. To be able to come back and be recognized - in hindsight, I wish I would have stayed, because everyone understands my career was large in Orlando.
Penny Hardaway
Better
Honor
Wish
Back
Everyone
Recognized
Bad
Would
Able
Stayed
Put
Come
Terms
Hall
Because
Hindsight
Understands
Years
Huge
Left
Fame
Six
Large
Even
Orlando
Played
Career
Basketball gave me an avenue to live my dream, and I just want to help other kids live their dreams through me.
Penny Hardaway
Dreams
Me
Avenue
Live
Other
Other Kids
Gave
Kids
Dream
Through
Just
Want
Help
Basketball
I feel like I can play point guard for any team in the league and average a double-double.
Penny Hardaway
Guard
Point
Point Guard
Feel
League
Like
Any
Average
Team
Play
I want the opportunity to play pain-free.
Penny Hardaway
Opportunity
Want
Play
I just want to win.
Penny Hardaway
Win
Just
Want
I can scream and yell that I can still play, but unless I prove it, people will say, 'Yeah, Penny, whatever.'
Penny Hardaway
People
Will
Penny
Whatever
Unless
Say
Still
Yeah
Prove
Yell
Scream
Play
I can pass on a lot of information. I'm just never going to be the 21-year-old Penny Hardaway again.
Penny Hardaway
Penny
Never
Pass
Lot
Going
Just
Information
Again
I just call it like I see it.
Penny Hardaway
See
Like
Call
Just
I keep myself in shape. I love the game of basketball, and I really feel like it doesn't matter about your age.
Penny Hardaway
Love
Myself
Game
Age
Matter
About
Shape
Feel
Like
Really
Your
Keep
Basketball
For sure, I definitely feel like there's a target on my back.
Penny Hardaway
Back
Definitely
Feel
Like
Sure
Target
I'm getting used to this as a coach because it's a little jealousy from a lot of these coaches around the country. I do understand that, because we are NBA players trying to come back, and we didn't have any experience as college coaches. So we didn't, quote, unquote, 'Pay our dues.'
Penny Hardaway
Jealousy
Experience
College
Country
Pay
Back
Our
Come
Because
Around
Understand
Dues
Lot
Trying
Any
Getting
Quote
Little
Coach
Coaches
Used
NBA
Players
There's going to be situations that you get into that you're going to need help, for sure. But for the most part, I think coaching is just understanding who you have and your team, understanding yourself, and understanding the situation.
Penny Hardaway
You
Yourself
Understanding
Situation
Think
Part
Most
Sure
Get
Going
Situations
Just
Coaching
Your
Team
Help
Who
Need
If I had stayed there, swallowed my pride, been able to save Orlando all over again, which is what they were trying to get me to do there, I'd be O.K. now.
Penny Hardaway
Me
Pride
Able
Stayed
Had
Over
Were
Been
Get
Trying
Swallowed
Which
Again
Now
Orlando
Save
I have two people that I mainly look up to: Magic Johnson is one of them. He just blew everything out of the water. He didn't make much money in basketball, but since basketball has been over, he's investing in the community and making a lot of money at the same time. The next one I look up to is Sean Combs, who has always been a hustler.
Penny Hardaway
Time
People
Money
Water
Community
Everything
Out
Has-Been
Magic
Magic Johnson
Hustler
Johnson
He
Investing
Mainly
Over
Since
Look
Blew
Make
Always
Making
Been
Lot
Up
Same
Just
Same Time
Them
Much
Next
Who
Sean
Two
Two People
Basketball
To be able to bring an entire city together is not easy, and we definitely have one thing in common in the city - that's the Tigers. The history of the school is well-noted around town. It is an SEC kind of country with all the SEC schools, but Memphis trumps all of that in the city. I embrace that.
Penny Hardaway
History
Together
School
Country
Definitely
Kind
One Thing
City
Easy
Embrace
Able
Memphis
Entire
Town
Schools
Tigers
Around
Common
The History Of
Thing
SEC
Bring
I am used to the hype because I played in the NBA.
Penny Hardaway
Hype
Because
Am
Used
NBA
Played
I was a sneakerhead before I even made it to the NBA.
Penny Hardaway
Made
Before
Even
NBA
Recruiting is tough because you have to stay in the battle. You've got so many guys that are going after a certain amount of kids.
Penny Hardaway
You
Battle
Tough
Kids
Stay
Guys
Recruiting
Because
Got
Going
After
Certain
Many
Amount
There are a lot of people who came out of adverse situations and made it. Use it as motivation. Use it to drive you.
Penny Hardaway
You
People
Made
Drive
Out
Adverse
Came
Motivation
Lot
Situations
Use
Who
I was blessed to get the contracts I had.
Penny Hardaway
Blessed
Had
Contracts
Get
I lived the dream. God blessed me to live the dream.
Penny Hardaway
God
Me
Blessed
Live
Dream
Lived
When Grant Hill came back to Orlando after having all of his surgeries, I was the first person to call him and congratulate him for making it back. It seemed like nobody cared about what I was dealing with.
Penny Hardaway
First
Back
About
Seemed
Having
Nobody
Like
Hill
Call
Him
Dealing
First-Person
Making
Came
His
Person
After
Congratulate
Grant
Orlando
Cared
I went from being very athletic, one of the best guards in the NBA, to barely making it. No speed, no agility. I had to change how I played because I couldn't exercise or train because my knee constantly hurt.
Penny Hardaway
Best
Change
Hurt
Speed
Guards
Athletic
Constantly
Had
Knee
Because
Exercise
How
Making
Very
Train
Being
Barely
Agility
NBA
Played
Kobe has a different temperament than me. We're both competitive, but he was much more outspoken. I would let anything roll off me. Nothing bothered me. I never complained.
Penny Hardaway
Me
Nothing
Would
Temperament
More
Both
Bothered
Never
He
Outspoken
Kobe
Off
Than
Roll
Different
Anything
Much
Competitive
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