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" Mostly I play sports games - football and basketball. 'Inside Drive' and 'NFL Fever.' "
Paul Pierce
Basketball
Drive
Football
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" It's just something I've always loved to do: talk basketball. It's easy for me to give my perspective, my analyst approach to it, because even when I played, I would watch film, talk about the game. "
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Game
" When I set my goals, I set them to where they fit within the team concept. "
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Within
" 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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Like
" I want to be the dad that my father never was. "
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Dad
Want
Father
" When you win a championship, it is a great feeling, and you really don't want that feeling to go away. "
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Great
Feeling
Want
" Everybody knows how much I disliked the Knicks when I was with the Celtics, but I think it's grown to another level. "
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I Think
Much
" In college, I probably lost a total of about 11 games, and then I came to the Celtics and in my first three weeks we went on a nine-game losing streak. "
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Losing
Lost
Three
" 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
" 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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Secret
New York
Got
" The whole business of basketball with China, it's just a huge business that enables us to come over and connect with them and continue that fan affair. "
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China
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Us
" Understanding who you are is saying, 'You're great; you have tons of confidence, and don't ever forget that.' And that helped me, man. Because when things weren't going right, I thought, 'You've got to remember who you are. Don't stray from that. Don't let these things get you down.' "
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Great
Thought
Saying
" These seasons, as you get older, they just are so long and draining. "
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Older
Get
Just
" 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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Years
Union
Respect
" 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
" Eating right is part of my lifestyle now. "
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Right
Eating
Lifestyle
" 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
" 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. "
Paul Pierce
Down
Him
Walking
" People probably won't even remember I played for the Clippers. "
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Remember
People
Even
" I play a lot of pick-up games; I run a lot on my own. "
Paul Pierce
Own
Lot
Games
" I love getting up - in the summer, I get up at 5:30, 6 just to go train. "
Paul Pierce
Train
Up
Just
" If somebody said, 'You're going to be the Number 1 pick; you're going to have a great team around you all these years'? It would've been too easy. "
Paul Pierce
Easy
Going
Great
" Winning's not easy. In order to win, you've got to see the best. "
Paul Pierce
Win
Winning
You
" I've always been the Rodney Dangerfield of this game. Maybe it was meant to be that way, but that always drove me. "
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Me
Game
Been
" A lot of people that I've had around me have been my closest friends since junior high, back when we were exchanging each other's clothes, staying at each other's houses. That was before I had anything. "
Paul Pierce
People
Me
Back
" I always wanted a little brother because I felt like the little brother had to do everything. "
Paul Pierce
Like
Brother
Little Brother
" 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. "
Paul Pierce
Said
Always
Game
" I'm happy I'm able to leave a legacy behind. I'm happy I was able to win a championship. I have no regrets about nothing. "
Paul Pierce
No Regrets
Win
Nothing
" I can't remember last time I had a soda. It tastes like acid to me now. "
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Now
Last
Time
" When you gotta go through something tough, I've always been a guy that just wants to get it out of the way. "
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You
Way
Tough
" You've got to put in the work. And you've got to play with confidence. You've got to believe in yourself. "
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Confidence
Believe In Yourself
Work