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" I always wanted a little brother because I felt like the little brother had to do everything. "

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" When you're not winning in your last couple of years, it gets frustrating because where's your motivation? "

" The '80s, '90s, and early 2000s genes of competitive fire are dead and gone. "

" We used to play 'Double Dribble' on Nintendo. Later, in high school, it was more 'NBA Live' and 'John Madden Football.' "

" Just soaking up the history of the Boston Celtics has been the best thing that's happened to me as a player. "

" What people don't understand is the summertime is motivation - how willing you're willing to work for the upcoming season - and I think, as older players, once you see that drive fall off in the summer, then I think it's time to hang it up. "

" I worked at a hospital for a week. And at a golf course when I was in college at Kansas for about a week. The tips weren't good so I quit. "

" I really don't use a personal trainer. "

" You can't listen to every little thing that's bad or good said about you. I always used that - whenever I heard it, I used it as fuel to motivate me, man. That's how I was raised, whenever I came up. "

" The Celtics don't celebrate anything but championships. "

" I'm a competitive person. I love the game of basketball. I'm a gym rat. "

" Old-school guys, they don't need to see the doctor, the massage therapist. We'd come in when we was 21; we'd go right to the court and start shooting. "

" Mostly I play sports games - football and basketball. 'Inside Drive' and 'NFL Fever.' "

" After 18 NBA years, it's hard to believe I'll be playing in each arena for the last time. "

" The media in Utah is not the same as the media in New York, so that can wear on some people. "

" It's crazy how people just don't care sometimes about the kids they have. "

" Life changes when you have a child, when you have your own family. You become more careful about what you do. You're not going to be out late, going out to clubs, hanging out with your friends. You're going to be at home, taking care of your daughter, playing with her. "

" LeBron is a great post-up player, but if you get him to settle for the jumper on some nights, you might be able to slow him down if his shot is off. "

" A lot of people that I've had around me have been my closest friends since junior high, back when we were exchanging each other's clothes, staying at each other's houses. That was before I had anything. "

" I think you're a product of your influences, your environment. You see guys with so much talent, but they got the wrong people around them telling them the wrong things. They wind up going down the wrong path. "

" You've got to put in the work. And you've got to play with confidence. You've got to believe in yourself. "

Believe In Yourself

" I found my father through other people, through my older brothers, my high school coaches, so I had men influences along the way who helped me. "

" Personally, I think I've got split personalities, and I may need a psychiatrist. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Seriously. I'm serious about this. "

" Understanding history means knowing what motivates you. "

" Usually, when you win the championship, you party all summer and don't work out. But when I won, I mean, I had my good times, but I used it as motivation to do it again. When you realize you can accomplish something so great, you want to do it again. "

" That is one of my greatest strengths. I am not afraid to face challenges or any matchup in the league. "

" At the beginning of the season, I set my goal to see if I can lead the league in scoring, because I feel I have that kind of ability. A lot of guys say it, but it's not really in their grasp. I feel that's really in my grasp. "

" Sometimes when general managers get a new job, they clean house and start over and rebuild and get the players they want in there. "

" Everybody is entitled to an honest opinion. "

" I think too much of my leadership is done the bad way. "

" I didn't have a dad around to pick me up when I fell, throw the ball to me outside. I always wonder how it would be if I did have a dad there. "