Paul Pierce

“I love getting up - in the summer, I get up at 5:30, 6 just to go train.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I've been talking basketball pretty much my whole life.”

“When I set my goals, I set them to where they fit within the team concept.”

“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 want to see my child grow.”

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

“I was a typical K-Swiss guy with sweatsuits. I was a ball player, so the ballers, we wore our game shorts to class. We didn't really have a fashion in high school like other kids.”

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

“I really don't use a personal trainer.”

“I respect our greats. I admire them.”

“A lot of things change in the playoffs.”

“You know coaches. Sometimes they ramble.”

“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.”

“I understand when you have great players on losing teams who are tired of losing, struggling in the playoffs every year. You're the lone star. I've been in that position.”

“I have an opinion. I have a right to have one, and that's the way I feel.”

“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.”

“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.”