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All we can do is come in here and hoop, play hard, stay competitive and try to win.
I always tried so hard to fit in, and then I figured out that I didn't want to fit.
I played with Tristan Thompson and Cory Joseph. They were my high school teammates.
I'm pretty sure every team in the NBA would love to have Paul Pierce on their team.
As long as you stay true to yourself and to who you are, you ain't in nobody's way.
I read that heavy drinking is bad for your health. I decided I better stop reading.
There's been a thing with Detroit and the Bulls ever since I've been in the league.
Most coaches are mostly small guards because they think guards have more knowledge.
The path you take is up to you. Make good choices, dream BIG, it is never too late.
Your peers will respect you for your integrity and character, not your possessions.
I couldn't care less if the guy I'm guarding has HIV. I'm going to slam him anyway.
In jail I was just like everybody else, I was sitting there praying, feeling caged.
We got to win. Win no matter what. Trip, kick somebody, fight, bite. Whatever. Win.
I never had a problem with a coach in my life, no matter what team I've been in on.
To get paid to play a game I love was enough for me, no matter what the rules were.
If you've got to second-guess talking to a teammate, what you have will never work.
I got a rhythm going. The guys just did a good job of putting the ball in my hands.
Sport is the only profession I know of that when you retire you have to go to work.
Patrick Beverley is one of my favorites. What he does is he brings a lot of energy.
Maybe somewhere down the line when I'm done playing, I'd want to style NBA players.
I'm good friends with Lee Westwood. Bubba, Rickie Fowler. A few of the top hitters.
Congress will always couple one bad idea with another, the better to 'offset' them.
I want to be a representative and be a role model for the Asian American community.
The Lakers had been home to me, unlike the home I had grown up and felt apart from.
I'd probably have to leave home in order to become a basketball player of any note.
Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.
High school dropouts are forfeiting their opportunity to pursue the American Dream.
I don't know about bullying and all of that stuff. That doesn't work in basketball.
I didn't have a father when I was growing up, and I vowed to be there with my kids.
I love Oklahoma. The fans have been with me every night. What more can you ask for?
All the support from all my friends, All my family over the years, I appreciate it.
Pooper scooper? Yeah, I've done it a few times. Every once in a while, you have to.
When you have that respect from your teammates, it makes it a lot more comfortable.
You become a champion as a team. I understand that. I know the history of the game.
I don't really consider myself a celebrity. I consider myself more of a role model.
I play the same, contract or no contract, because trade-talk is part of basketball.
I think injuries happen. You can prevent a lot of them, but some of them you can't.
In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.
You're the only one who can make the difference. Whatever your dream is, go for it.
Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates.
I don't think about drawing the contact on purpose. I just want to get to the line.
I don't see it happening unless every NBA player is given a stipend to buy clothes.
It feels really great to finally be able to have the moment of being drafted No. 1.
Basketball was always something I felt I could dominate, something I could control.
Until my legs break off or I get paralyzed, I can play this way. It helps me be me.
I'm still ghetto. That's not going to change. I'm never going to change my culture.
I believe greatness is an evolutionary process that changes and evolves era to era.
It's not how hard you pushed along the way. It's having something in you to finish.
We all fly. Once you leave the ground, you fly. Some people fly longer than others.
Encouraging children to live healthy lifestyles is something I take very seriously.