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" I give my honest opinion, whether it's right or wrong, but it's an opinion that I'll make. "
Paul Pierce
Wrong
Honest
Opinion
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" I've been talking basketball pretty much my whole life. "
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" I don't have to use anything to motivate me, a trade or anything like that, for me to say I want to win a championship. "
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" I'm not a guy who goes into the neighborhood, gets beat up by the bully's gang, and then now I want to join their gang. That's just not me. I wanna fight - let's go! I mean, I'm gonna stand up for myself. That's just the competitive nature of where I come from, the era I grew up in. "
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" Every kid who just played basketball knew about the Boston Celtics. They're one of the few teams who were always on national TV along with the Lakers. "
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Basketball
Kid
" When you've been around the game so much for so many years, it's just like it's a part of you. "
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" If I had to single one guy out who is the most difficult player to guard in the league, it would have to be Carmelo. "
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Out
" I'm a basketball junkie and a real historian of the game, so for me to get a chance to express it and give my perspective on a national stage, I'm really enjoying it. "
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Me
Chance
" I knew guys way more talented than me who fell through the cracks. "
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More
Cracks
Through
" When you go against the best... a lot of series are won on fear factor or the non-belief. When you have that non-belief, then you have no chance. "
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Best
You
" The whole business of basketball with China, it's just a huge business that enables us to come over and connect with them and continue that fan affair. "
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China
Basketball
Us
" I want to be that guy that says I was one of the first guys to put a banner in Brooklyn. "
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First
Brooklyn
Guy
" I am a confident player, and a lot of people might look at it like, 'Oh, another cocky attitude,' but I don't look at it that way. "
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Attitude
Look
I Am
" I've always been a late bloomer. My body developed late. From ninth to 10th grade, I grew like 3 inches. Just kind of stretched out. I was like 6-1, grew to 6-4 in 10th grade. "
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Like
Always
Late
" When you gotta go through something tough, I've always been a guy that just wants to get it out of the way. "
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You
Way
Tough
" I want to see my child grow. "
Paul Pierce
Child
Want
See
" I want to be the dad that my father never was. "
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Dad
Want
Father
" When you're not winning in your last couple of years, it gets frustrating because where's your motivation? "
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Years
Winning
Motivation
" I take the opportunity 3s, and I think I'm one of the better shooters. "
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Take
Think
Better
" Kids get influenced by other kids. "
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Get
Influenced
Kids
" It's no secret that me and New York got history. It's no secret. This is no secret. It's already known. "
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Secret
New York
Got
" 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. "
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Slow
Settle
Down
" A lot of things change in the playoffs. "
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Lot
Playoffs
Change
" People don't understand the power of love and family and strength. "
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Love
Strength
People
" Just soaking up the history of the Boston Celtics has been the best thing that's happened to me as a player. "
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Best
Me
Just
" I play a lot of pick-up games; I run a lot on my own. "
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Own
Lot
Games
" I can't remember last time I had a soda. It tastes like acid to me now. "
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Now
Last
Time
" The '80s, '90s, and early 2000s genes of competitive fire are dead and gone. "
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Early
Fire
Competitive
" My brother was a huge Charles Barkley fan - my brother went to Miami. He played power forward, and he always used to tell me stories about Barkley and college. And I watched Barkley growing up. I loved what he brought to the game. His toughness and just his attitude, being as strong he was. "
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College
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" I just love the pressure, truthfully, man. "
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Man
Truthfully
Just