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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. "

Paul Pierce

Way

Remember

Night

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" Kids get influenced by other kids. "

" I want to be the dad that my father never was. "

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

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" 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. "

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" I'm the classic case of a great player on a bad team, and it stinks. "

" I respect our greats. I admire them. "

" 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 love getting up - in the summer, I get up at 5:30, 6 just to go train. "

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" I majored in criminal justice. I like 'CSI,' all that, '24.' I watch those shows on A&E, if I watch TV. I don't really watch TV shows. "

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