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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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" 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. "

" Dislike is what creates rivalries. "

" 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've always been a late bloomer. My body developed late. From ninth to 10th grade, I grew like 3 inches. Just kind of stretched out. I was like 6-1, grew to 6-4 in 10th grade. "

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

" I listened to Tupac and a lot of Biggie Smalls. "

" I think I've had an illustrious career. "

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

" I think the most important thing I work on is just my mental approach to every day, my mental approach to the game. How to come in each and every day focused, doing what I want to do, I think that's just the biggest issue. "

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

" 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. "

" 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

" I always thrive on wanting to play against the best. "

" That is one of my greatest strengths. I am not afraid to face challenges or any matchup in the league. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" Everybody knows how much I disliked the Knicks when I was with the Celtics, but I think it's grown to another level. "

" Sometimes when general managers get a new job, they clean house and start over and rebuild and get the players they want in there. "

" When you've been around the game so much for so many years, it's just like it's a part of you. "

" 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. "

" Eating right is part of my lifestyle now. "

" 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. "

" Personally, I think I've got split personalities, and I may need a psychiatrist. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Seriously. I'm serious about this. "

" I want to be the dad that my father never was. "

" A lot of things change in the playoffs. "

" People probably won't even remember I played for the Clippers. "

" 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. "

" 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. "