Paul Pierce
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Paul Pierce
Paul Anthony Pierceis an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association. Pierce was a high school McDonald's All-American and earned All-America first team honors in his junior year at Kansas...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth13 October 1977
CityOakland, CA
CountryUnited States of America
conceited lines crosses
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.
dream growing-up college
Being in the Final Four was a dream of mine growing up, and I was unable to fulfill that dream, but I feel like I had a great college career and won a lot of games.
nba games talking
Listening and talking to my teammates has helped me learn the NBA game. I know that talent can only take you so far.
championship celebrate
The Celtics don't celebrate anything but championships.
dream play nba
It's always been my dream to play in the NBA.
group sustain trying wins
We don't want to get over-excited with just one win. We are just trying to be consistent. We have to sustain a group of wins and then I'll be able to say we are successful.
defensive four last learn loose minutes problem quality shots three urgency
We feel like we're real close, it's just the little things. Our problem is a sense of urgency in the last three or four minutes of the game. We've got to get loose balls, get defensive rebounds, get quality shots and that's what we've got to learn to do as a team.
heads sooner turn
We've got to keep our heads up. We're going to turn this around sooner or later.
certain establish figure goes guys last looking played talent team year
We're looking for certain guys to establish their roles. What are they going to be for this team? That's what preseason is about, especially with the team we have. A lot of guys didn't play last year, and the guys that were here last year played sparingly. Obviously, we have a lot of young talent here. We've just got to figure it out as the preseason goes along.
chicago series
We're still in it. Our series with Chicago is big.
aside build hard rid
We probably don't want to build a Grizzlies Stadium, because it'd be hard to put up and hard to get rid of, but aside from that, what would you like to see,
shows tv
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.
gym love
I'm a competitive person. I love the game of basketball. I'm a gym rat.
christmas
'A Christmas Story' is my favorite Christmas movie.