Paul Pierce
Paul Pierce

If they're not talking about you, you're not doing something; you're not doing anything. So if they're talking about you, you may be doing something right. And when they talk bad about you, you just use it for motivation.

Paul Pierce
Paul Pierce

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

Paul Pierce
Paul Pierce

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

Paul Pierce
Paul Pierce

The gym was my sanctuary. The place where you could forget about all your worries, your problems, people asking you for money, people asking you to do this, do that.

Paul Pierce
Paul Pierce

Personally, I think I've got split personalities, and I may need a psychiatrist. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Seriously. I'm serious about this.

Paul Pierce
Paul Pierce

I can't remember last time I had a soda. It tastes like acid to me now.

Paul Pierce
Paul Pierce

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.

Paul Pierce
Paul Pierce

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

Paul Pierce
Paul Pierce

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.

Paul Pierce
Paul Pierce

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.

Paul Pierce
Paul Pierce

You've got to put in the work. And you've got to play with confidence. You've got to believe in yourself.

Paul Pierce
Paul Pierce

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.

Paul Pierce
Paul Pierce

I love the fact that I get to play against the Los Angeles Lakers in a Game 7 on the road.

Paul Pierce
Paul Pierce

I listened to Tupac and a lot of Biggie Smalls.

Paul Pierce
Paul Pierce

I worked at a hospital for a week. And at a golf course when I was in college at Kansas for about a week. The tips weren't good so I quit.

Paul Pierce
Paul Pierce

You definitely gotta get more rest as an older player than you did when you were young. You're young, full of energy. You're out, up late, watching movies or out hanging out with your friends.

Paul Pierce
Paul Pierce

The media in Utah is not the same as the media in New York, so that can wear on some people.

Paul Pierce
Paul Pierce

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

Paul Pierce
Paul Pierce

'A Christmas Story' is my favorite Christmas movie.

Paul Pierce
Paul Pierce

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.