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" I listened to Tupac and a lot of Biggie Smalls. "
Paul Pierce
Lot
Biggie
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" I originally was more into baseball and football, but being in Los Angeles, you just couldn't help but to fall in love with the game of basketball because they had such a winning tradition. "
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" People don't understand the power of love and family and strength. "
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" Injuries are a big factor when you're trying to go on a championship run. "
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Trying
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" The '80s, '90s, and early 2000s genes of competitive fire are dead and gone. "
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" I take the opportunity 3s, and I think I'm one of the better shooters. "
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Think
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" 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. "
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" That is one of my greatest strengths. I am not afraid to face challenges or any matchup in the league. "
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Face
Challenges
Afraid
" I think too much of my leadership is done the bad way. "
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" Ubuntu is about a community coming together to help one another. "
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" 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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Way
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" There's a line that separates having confidence and being conceited. I don't cross that line, but I have a lot of confidence in myself. "
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Myself
Line
Cross
" People probably won't even remember I played for the Clippers. "
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Even
" I love getting up - in the summer, I get up at 5:30, 6 just to go train. "
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Up
Just
" Dislike is what creates rivalries. "
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Creates
Dislike
Rivalries
" I can't remember last time I had a soda. It tastes like acid to me now. "
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Now
Last
Time
" I've always been known as a pure scorer, and I've always said if I just sat outside and shot 3s and just really focused on that - coming off of screens and spot-up 3s - and shot six or seven 3s a game, I would probably be more known as one of the greatest shooters in NBA history. "
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Said
Always
Game
" I understand when you have great players on losing teams who are tired of losing, struggling in the playoffs every year. You're the lone star. I've been in that position. "
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Understand
Tired
Losing
" I really don't use a personal trainer. "
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Use
Trainer
Really
" Winning's not easy. In order to win, you've got to see the best. "
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Win
Winning
You
" When you give a team life, give a team confidence, anything can happen in a Game 7. "
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You
Game
Give
" After 18 NBA years, it's hard to believe I'll be playing in each arena for the last time. "
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Last
Hard
Believe
" We used to play 'Double Dribble' on Nintendo. Later, in high school, it was more 'NBA Live' and 'John Madden Football.' "
Paul Pierce
School
Live
NBA
" 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. "
Paul Pierce
Slow
Settle
Down
" I've got three beautiful kids that wear me out after I get home from practice. I think that's a good thing so I'm able to get my rest. "
Paul Pierce
Practice
Beautiful
Good
" 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
" Eating right is part of my lifestyle now. "
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Right
Eating
Lifestyle
" When I set my goals, I set them to where they fit within the team concept. "
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Goals
Team
Within
" I'm a competitive player, and I love being on the court. If the NBA cancels the season I'm definitely looking at my options and considering going overseas. "
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Love
Season
Competitive
" I give my honest opinion, whether it's right or wrong, but it's an opinion that I'll make. "
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Wrong
Honest
Opinion
" The fans of New York are very knowledgeable about the game of basketball. They love their sports here. "
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Basketball
Sports
New York