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" I have an opinion. I have a right to have one, and that's the way I feel. "
Paul Pierce
Way
Feel
I Feel
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" It's just something about great players when they play in certain arenas or against other great players. They elevate their play. LeBron is one of those guys. He feels the moment. He understands the moment. "
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" We used to play 'Double Dribble' on Nintendo. Later, in high school, it was more 'NBA Live' and 'John Madden Football.' "
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" I respect our greats. I admire them. "
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" I'm the classic case of a great player on a bad team, and it stinks. "
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" When you come off a losing season - one of the worst seasons in all of basketball - and get guys like Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett, two perennial All-Stars, we felt like we had a championship team. "
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" Eating right is part of my lifestyle now. "
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" People don't understand the power of love and family and strength. "
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" I give my honest opinion, whether it's right or wrong, but it's an opinion that I'll make. "
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" The NBA is changing so much. It's not like when I came up, with that old-school mentality that practice really mattered. "
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" Winning's not easy. In order to win, you've got to see the best. "
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Winning
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. "
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" After 18 NBA years, it's hard to believe I'll be playing in each arena for the last time. "
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Hard
Believe
" 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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Single
Out
" I remember I didn't know who Jason Williams was, and he got drafted ahead of me. It was just weird. I thought I'd be in the top five, and I slipped all the way to 10, so it was a strange night for me. "
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" When you play on bad defensive teams, you get labeled as a bad defender. "
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Bad
Defender
Defensive
" 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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Like
Me
Say
" Understanding history means knowing what motivates you. "
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Knowing
History
Understanding
" I've been around this game for a long time - a lot of plane rides, a lot of bus rides, a lot of pregame speeches, a lot of national anthems. "
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Long Time
Time
Been
" 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
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Down
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Within
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Lot
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