234 Quotes by Paul Pierce

The whole business of basketball with China, it's just a huge business that enables us to come over and connect with them and continue that fan affair.

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.

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.'

When you play on bad defensive teams, you get labeled as a bad defender.

Understanding history means knowing what motivates you.

I give my honest opinion, whether it's right or wrong, but it's an opinion that I'll make.

I knew I wasn't going to be a scientist; I knew that early. When they started talking about dissecting frogs, I knew I wasn't going to be a scientist.

I'm an old-school guy. I'm a competitor.

Everybody is entitled to an honest opinion.