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 More Quotes by Paul Pierce More Quotes From Paul Pierce Both teams want to win and they want to do everything possible. You don't think about the fatigue factor. You're just trying to grind it out to get the win. Paul Pierce teamwinningthinking I just take what comes to me. If the drive is there, Im going to take it. If its not there, Ill take a pull-up shot. Im a confident player down the stretch and I feel like I can make the play when I have to. Paul Pierce pull-upsshotsplayer 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. Paul Pierce growing-upcollegedream My favorite quarterback is Donovan McNabb. I think he's a complete quarterback. I love the way he can scramble and throw on the run. He can do it all. He can control a game. Paul Pierce gamesrunningthinking Kids get influenced by other kids. Paul Pierce kids 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 kansascollegegolf When you win a championship, it is a great feeling, and you really don't want that feeling to go away. Paul Pierce going-awaywinningfeelings I'm a competitive player, and I love being on the court. If the NBA cancels the season I'm definitely looking at my options and considering going overseas. Paul Pierce nbaplayerlove-is I try to play within the flow of the team's offense. Paul Pierce teamplaytrying I always wanted a little brother because I felt like the little brother had to do everything. Paul Pierce brotherwantedlittles We've been having big issues with closing out games this year, we had leads on teams and let them back in it. It's a negative in that we're still letting teams back in the game, but it's a positive in that we were able to close it out. Paul Pierce sports You've got to be able to finish out the season on a strong note. Paul Pierce finishoutyoustrong Injuries are a big factor when you're trying to go on a championship run. Paul Pierce injuriesgoyoutrying 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 doingbadyounot-talking 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 yougymmoneypeople I always say I wish I was in my prime matching up against LeBron. Let's see how many championships he would have won then. Paul Pierce i-wishsayseewish People don't understand the power of love and family and strength. Paul Pierce familystrengthpowerlove I want to be there for my daughter - when she falls, to pick her up. When she needs help with homework. Paul Pierce helphomeworkdaughterwant My strength comes from my mom. Just seeing what she had to go through to raise us, she wouldn't make excuses; she wouldn't put her head down. So I guess I looked at adversity right in the eye and took it on. Paul Pierce adversitystrengthmomeye 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. Paul Pierce watchlikecriminal-justicejustice
