John is like Michael Jordan. He makes all the players around him better.

There's only one Michael Jordan.

I want to do for rebounds what Michael Jordan did for dunks.

I'm right up there with Michael Jordan.

I did not choose necessarily on the basis of significance. If you have a vote for the most significant athlete, then you have Ali, then you have Babe Ruth, then you have Michael Jordan.

I grew up in Chicago, and I understand what Michael Jordan symbolizes.