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" When I set my goals, I set them to where they fit within the team concept. "
Paul Pierce
Goals
Team
Within
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" 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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" These seasons, as you get older, they just are so long and draining. "
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" I want to be that guy that says I was one of the first guys to put a banner in Brooklyn. "
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" The '80s, '90s, and early 2000s genes of competitive fire are dead and gone. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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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" 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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" I knew guys way more talented than me who fell through the cracks. "
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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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Up
Just
" Everybody is entitled to an honest opinion. "
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Honest
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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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House
Start
" I listened to Tupac and a lot of Biggie Smalls. "
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Lot
Biggie
Listened
" I always wanted a little brother because I felt like the little brother had to do everything. "
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Brother
Little Brother
" After 18 NBA years, it's hard to believe I'll be playing in each arena for the last time. "
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Believe
" I really don't use a personal trainer. "
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Really
" 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 want to see my child grow. "
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Child
Want
See
" My strength comes from my mom. Just seeing what she had to go through to raise us, she wouldn't make excuses; she wouldn't put her head down. So I guess I looked at adversity right in the eye and took it on. "
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Adversity
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Mom
" The NBA is changing so much. It's not like when I came up, with that old-school mentality that practice really mattered. "
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Mentality
Changing
Like
" Life changes when you have a child, when you have your own family. You become more careful about what you do. You're not going to be out late, going out to clubs, hanging out with your friends. You're going to be at home, taking care of your daughter, playing with her. "
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Home
You
Life
" Kids get influenced by other kids. "
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Get
Influenced
Kids
" 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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Live
NBA
" 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. "
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" Eating right is part of my lifestyle now. "
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" The fans of New York are very knowledgeable about the game of basketball. They love their sports here. "
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