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With my experience, I think I've earned that respect from the team and from my teammates.

More than anything, you have to respect the game and do things the right way.

I think I earned the players' respect, and that's the ultimate in life, isn't it? I didn't care if they liked me or disliked me, as long as I had their respect.

I've always had a lot of respect from the people I respected.

When you have that respect from your teammates, it makes it a lot more comfortable.

Respect can be as elusive as the unicorn. I know something of this because I write books that are set in the Middle Ages, and the historical novel is often seen as the unwanted stepchild in the fictional family. I know even more about respect - or the lack thereof - because I live in New Jersey.

I played in the playoffs with teams that were known for flopping and you do not get respect.

People respect you more if you just play and blow something out than if you take the easier road. That's how we think. You get more respect and people play harder for you. Just play till you blow it. Just play till it goes.

You earn the respect of your peers that you play against, and they don't trash talk you.

I respect the game that goes on of putting this against that, but I don't respect, nor do I enjoy, an awful lot of the actual programs that go on the air.