8 Enlightening Quotes About The Greatest Team In Basketball History

Basketball writer Lang Whitaker just put together an oral history of the 1992 Olympic Dream Team for GQ.

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— Charles Barkley, on the college kids who practiced with the Dream Team and beat them on the first day.

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2.

— Chris Webber, on practicing with the Dream Team. The day after the college team won that game, the Dream Team didn’t let them score a single point.

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3.

— Nathaniel Butler, official NBA photographer, on the Dream Team’s Olympic qualifying opponents, who behaved more like fans.

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4.

— Craig Miller, USA Basketball director of public relations, on Charles Barkley’s feelings toward eating dinner with Prince Albert and Prince Rainier in Monte Carlo.

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5.

— Assistant coach P.J. Carlesimo

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6.

— Miller, on the team’s presence in Barcelona

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7.

— Miller

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8.

— Patrick Ewing

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