“Mentally I was retired, and physically I was retired. I was playing re...” — Penny Hardaway Quote

Mentally I was retired, and physically I was retired. I was playing recreational ball. But when the decision happened with Chris Bosh and LeBron, I felt like I could really be good in that system.

I didn't care about titles unless they were championship titles. I don't care about who the man is on the team.

I made it real clear I wanted to play in Orlando. Part of it was Shaq. But I also just liked Orlando. It's not all glitzy and reminds me of Memphis.

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.

I mention all the time to friends of mine, when I was in high school I had no sense of how much my ball was spinning, how to hit the driver further, not realizing that spin and launch were the most important things to hitting the golf ball far. I just had a feeling that if I swung harder it would go farther, but that's not necessarily the case.

I don't take the ball in the middle of the pitch and dribble past six guys.

I was a ball guy. I played basketball, baseball, football. I excelled in football the most. I played running back, wide receiver, safety, kick returner, punt returner.

Pitch me outside, I will hit .400. Pitch me inside, and you will not find the ball.