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" The media in Utah is not the same as the media in New York, so that can wear on some people. "

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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. "

" If they're not talking about you, you're not doing something; you're not doing anything. So if they're talking about you, you may be doing something right. And when they talk bad about you, you just use it for motivation. "

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

" 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. "

" People don't understand the power of love and family and strength. "

" When you come off a losing season - one of the worst seasons in all of basketball - and get guys like Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett, two perennial All-Stars, we felt like we had a championship team. "

" These seasons, as you get older, they just are so long and draining. "

" Good things only can last so long. "

" At the beginning of the season, I set my goal to see if I can lead the league in scoring, because I feel I have that kind of ability. A lot of guys say it, but it's not really in their grasp. I feel that's really in my grasp. "

" I don't have to use anything to motivate me, a trade or anything like that, for me to say I want to win a championship. "

" Understanding history means knowing what motivates you. "

" We used to play 'Double Dribble' on Nintendo. Later, in high school, it was more 'NBA Live' and 'John Madden Football.' "

" It's just something about great players when they play in certain arenas or against other great players. They elevate their play. LeBron is one of those guys. He feels the moment. He understands the moment. "

" The '80s, '90s, and early 2000s genes of competitive fire are dead and gone. "

" Dislike is what creates rivalries. "

" I want to see my child grow. "

" 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. "

" Kids are the most genuine thing to me: everything they say and do, they mean it. "

" Boston is always going to be a second home for me. "

" I've always been the Rodney Dangerfield of this game. Maybe it was meant to be that way, but that always drove me. "

" 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.' "

" Kids get influenced by other kids. "

" Eating right is part of my lifestyle now. "

" I just love the pressure, truthfully, man. "

" I always wanted a little brother because I felt like the little brother had to do everything. "

" Every kid who just played basketball knew about the Boston Celtics. They're one of the few teams who were always on national TV along with the Lakers. "

" 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. "

" 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. "