Quotes by Paul Pierce

About Paul Pierce:

Paul Anthony Pierce is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Pierce was a high school McDonald's All-American and earned All-America first team honors in his junior year at Kansas.
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My brother was a huge Charles Barkley fan - my brother went to Miami. He played power forward, and he always used to tell me stories about Barkley and college. And I watched Barkley growing up. I loved what he brought to the game. His toughness and j...

Paul Pierce

I probably visualize myself, the shots I'm going to get in the game, how I'm going to play defense, what we have to do to stop the other team's best player, what it's going to take out of me, the whole aspect of the game.

Paul Pierce

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

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The game isn't over till the clock says zero.

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Once people start making comparisons to a player of the past, they want you to be that player. I try to go out there and create my own image, my own style, my own type of game. Right now I can't even think of one guy I've been compared to.

Paul Pierce

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.

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

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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.

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

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Kids get influenced by other kids.

Paul Pierce

Ubuntu is about a community coming together to help one another.

Paul Pierce

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.

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I've never been in a gang. None of my friends have been in a gang. I've never rolled around with big entourages.

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The rim is looking bigger and bigger every game.

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The Celtics don't celebrate anything but championships.

Paul Pierce

You know coaches. Sometimes they ramble.

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I've never been on the cover of a game. When people go into the store and see me on the cover of a game, maybe that will entice them to buy it.

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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.

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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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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.

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Author Bio

  • NamePaul Pierce
  • DescriptionAmerican basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets
  • BornOctober 13, 1977
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSportsperson; Basketball Player