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" I'm the classic case of a great player on a bad team, and it stinks. "
Paul Pierce
Classic
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" I love the fact that, if I don't win multiple championships, that I probably won't be mentioned amongst the other guys in Celtics history who've done it before. That type of stuff motivates me. "
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" I really don't use a personal trainer. "
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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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" 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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" Mostly I play sports games - football and basketball. 'Inside Drive' and 'NFL Fever.' "
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" When you give a team life, give a team confidence, anything can happen in a Game 7. "
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" My favorite quarterback is Donovan McNabb. I think he's a complete quarterback. I love the way he can scramble and throw on the run. He can do it all. He can control a game. "
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" 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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" 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. "
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" Ubuntu is about a community coming together to help one another. "
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" Kids are the most genuine thing to me: everything they say and do, they mean it. "
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" I respect our greats. I admire them. "
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" When you're not winning in your last couple of years, it gets frustrating because where's your motivation? "
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" A lot of things change in the playoffs. "
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" When you're a young player, and you're starting to scratch your potential, you don't know how good you can be. "
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" Sometimes when general managers get a new job, they clean house and start over and rebuild and get the players they want in there. "
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" I take the opportunity 3s, and I think I'm one of the better shooters. "
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" A lot of players know I've been around 13 years and this is my second lockout. I got a lot of respect. I know what's going on both for the league and the union. "
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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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" Understanding history means knowing what motivates you. "
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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 always wanted a little brother because I felt like the little brother had to do everything. "
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" You definitely gotta get more rest as an older player than you did when you were young. You're young, full of energy. You're out, up late, watching movies or out hanging out with your friends. "
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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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