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I don't know what that word means.&nbsp; I believe in giving it everything I've got while I'm playing the game.&nbsp; When I'm done, I don't want to look back and say, 'I did coast that one year.'&nbsp; I'm not like that."<BR><STRONG><U>On progress:</U>&nbsp; </STRONG>"I want to improve every year, add a little more to my game.&nbsp; I don't want to be known as a player who just scored . . . I want to be remembered as a well-rounded player who played the forward spot."<BR><STRONG><U>On year-round lifting</U>:</STRONG> "Sometimes people think you can just show up when training camp starts and start working out and conditioning in the weight room.&nbsp; I've always said my workouts in the summer are harder than any practice I've ever had and I try to prepare myself for that.&nbsp; I'm afraid not to do what I do now because it's been working for so many years.<BR>"In the summertime, I do take time to do things I like to do . . . I have a wife and three kids, I ride Harleys.&nbsp; I like to go fishing and hunting but I also work out on my own because I think it allows me to be a step ahead of those other guys who don't work out as much."<BR><STRONG><U>On, if he were a high school basketball coach would he have his players weight train</U>:</STRONG> "Do fish swim?&nbsp; Of course I would.&nbsp; And, I tell you this . . . If they wouldn't lift, they wouldn't play for Karl Malone."<BR><STRONG><U>On his teammates</U>:</STRONG> "The guys on this Jazz team mean everything to me.&nbsp; They've made it a pleasure to go to work every day."</P>in the outfield this year has been tremendous for us, says Coach Jordan.  Having three, three-year starters out there next year is something I don t think we ve ever had here and I can t wait to see it. <br><br>__________<br><br><br>STAT CHART<br><br>Name Ht. Wt. Bench Squat To