Paul Pierce Quotes

I think everybody's goal is to make the NBA. My goal is to be a star.

If I make it in the NBA or wind up playing overseas, I will be at peace.

Getting to the NBA really helped me personally on a lot of levels. I liked it so much that I wanted to stay there.

If I'm able to get drafted by the New York Knicks, it would be a blessing.

For me, when I was in high school, that was my ultimate dream, was to make it to the NBA.

Just before I said I wanted to be an astronomer I said I wanted to be a baseball player. I was quite athletic at the time, probably because I was bigger than other kids, and if you're bigger than other kids and you're 11 you win everything.

I've won at every level, except college and pro.

I've won a championship on every level except the NBA. It's frustrating to have not gotten that in the first two years.

I am happy with being a tennis player and the choice I took when I was 12. But clearly, if I wouldn't have been a tennis player, I would have loved to be a soccer player. But again, I am happy with the choice I made.

I've lived most people's dream by playing football.

Many medal winners dream of competing in a sport other than the one they're famous for.

To play 18 years as a pro and have a great college career, it's awesome.

Every time I'd ever stepped on a basketball court, AAU, middle school, high school, I always thought about the NBA.

A lot of freshmen will come in and say they can do what Carmelo did, but not everybody is Carmelo Anthony. He was a special player. Syracuse was a great fit for him.

The night I got drafted to the A's, obviously it was a great day of my life, but I've been a football player my whole life.

It's amazing, the things you learn, the experiences you go through, the feeling of being like a rock star that goes with being a University of Kentucky basketball player. Just the ability to feel fame for the first time - that's something Kentucky gives you.

Coming from Oakland, Calif., I never thought I'd be a Hall of Famer. I wasn't thinking about basketball like that.

I told myself coming into the league that if I could play for six or seven years, that would have been a great career.

I've always been a scorer. So when I went to Arizona, I led the team in scoring both years.

All I wanted to do is coach in the NBA. I didn't want anything to do with college basketball.

At first, I was thinking about just getting to the NBA, just watching the NBA, being one of the All-Stars in the NBA.

I'm living my dream, getting to play in the NBA, getting to play basketball.

I think every young man's goal is to be a professional athlete, whether it's the NBA, MLB, or the NFL.

I was never able to be a part of U.S.A. Basketball in high school or college. So for me, it's a privilege.

Playing in the NBA has been a dream of mine for a long time, so to finally get to do that is amazing.