When Shaq gave me the nickname, it wasn’t no Joe-Bob giving you a nickname. This is Shaq. It was like, whoa. Paul Pierce Read Quote
I think you’re a product of your influences, your environment. You see guys with so much talent, but they got the wrong people around them telling them the wrong things. They wind up going down the wrong path. Paul Pierce Read Quote
I’ve always been known as a pure scorer, and I’ve always said if I just sat outside and shot 3s and just really focused on that – coming off of screens and spot-up 3s – and shot six or seven 3s a game, I would probably be more known as one of the greatest shooters in NBA history. Paul Pierce Read Quote
What people don’t understand is the summertime is motivation – how willing you’re willing to work for the upcoming season – and I think, as older players, once you see that drive fall off in the summer, then I think it’s time to hang it up. Paul Pierce Read Quote
When you’re not winning in your last couple of years, it gets frustrating because where’s your motivation? Paul Pierce Read Quote
