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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. "
Paul Pierce
Secret
New York
Got
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" 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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" If I see LeBron walking down the street, it's not going to be no fistfight. I've got a lot of respect for him. "
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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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" I like the Raiders. That's my favorite team. "
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" Boston is always going to be a second home for me. "
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" I always thrive on wanting to play against the best. "
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Best
" 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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" I love getting up - in the summer, I get up at 5:30, 6 just to go train. "
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" I always say I wish I was in my prime matching up against LeBron. Let's see how many championships he would have won then. "
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" 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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" 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. "
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" When Shaq gave me the nickname, it wasn't no Joe-Bob giving you a nickname. This is Shaq. It was like, whoa. "
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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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