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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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" The rim is looking bigger and bigger every game. "

" 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. "

" I am a confident player, and a lot of people might look at it like, 'Oh, another cocky attitude,' but I don't look at it that way. "

" Winning's not easy. In order to win, you've got to see the best. "

" I knew guys way more talented than me who fell through the cracks. "

" The NBA is changing so much. It's not like when I came up, with that old-school mentality that practice really mattered. "

" After 18 NBA years, it's hard to believe I'll be playing in each arena for the last time. "

" 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. "

" When you give a team life, give a team confidence, anything can happen in a Game 7. "

" I like the Raiders. That's my favorite team. "

" When you're a young player, and you're starting to scratch your potential, you don't know how good you can be. "

" It's no secret that me and New York got history. It's no secret. This is no secret. It's already known. "

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

" I found my father through other people, through my older brothers, my high school coaches, so I had men influences along the way who helped me. "

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

" 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 really don't use a personal trainer. "

" Everybody is entitled to an honest opinion. "

" The gym was my sanctuary. The place where you could forget about all your worries, your problems, people asking you for money, people asking you to do this, do that. "

" LeBron is a great post-up player, but if you get him to settle for the jumper on some nights, you might be able to slow him down if his shot is off. "

" 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. "

" I respect LeBron. People think we have a hate for each other, but I totally respect what he's done. "

" Kids get influenced by other kids. "

" 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. "

" Just soaking up the history of the Boston Celtics has been the best thing that's happened to me as a player. "

" 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. "

" I love walking the streets of New York. "

" You've got to put in the work. And you've got to play with confidence. You've got to believe in yourself. "

Believe In Yourself

" Usually, when you win the championship, you party all summer and don't work out. But when I won, I mean, I had my good times, but I used it as motivation to do it again. When you realize you can accomplish something so great, you want to do it again. "

" 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. "