Paul Pierce Quotes

LeBron's probably the best player in the world, so you just have to make it tough for him, make him take tough jump shots and things like that.

You can't just sit back and think you're gonna pack the paint in and win games. You've gotta guard that three-point line.

I had watched Magic my whole career, even before my career, and so I knew the style of player that he was, and I knew what I had to do to prohibit him from being as effective on the basketball court as he had been throughout his career.

I think there's a lot of different ways to score points and win football games and be efficient offensively, just like there is on defense and special teams. That's what makes this great game so special.

Instead of me going out and having eight shot attempts with six 3s, let me see if I can have just four 3s and attack the basket and try to get fouls and rebound better.

When you play defense what happens is everybody pays attention and they start talking about how you're the stopper, you can stop this guy. All of a sudden your game gets better on the offensive end and you become that versatile guard that everybody wants.

I just try to make the right play, stay aggressive and defensively just do what I do. I make sure I talk to everyone and control the paint.

I look at like this: Any player I guard, long twos or shots like that, if they make them I still think that's good defense. You can't make those shots at a high percentage the whole game. It's just hard to make long two-pointers, step-backs, fadeaways, off-the-dribble crossovers.

There's two facets of this game. You know, if I'm not making shots, OK, then I have to do something on defense. So if I'm missing shots or making shots, it doesn't affect my overall game.

I don't think the Lakers could control Tony Parker's ability to get into the paint, so his health is the key for San Antonio.

I try to space the floor and use my athletic ability to get to the rim... I try to get the best of both worlds.

Whoever I'm playing against, I go in and try to stop their best scorer and try to get myself going on the offensive end.

I think you have to go deep into the bag of tricks, so to speak, to try and slow down the quarterback.

NBA's spacing's really helped. Teams gotta really respect my jumper.

I've gone on streaks where I haven't shot the ball well here, but I was always making up for it in other areas, so it wasn't as big. It's just a part of the game. I got to do better with it.

Sometimes it happens, especially if you're a shooter. They say that you can't play great defense.

What you really need to do is just stop the 3-point shooting, make sure they don't set a record on you. Be physical.

Good basketball always starts with good defense!

We didn't do much different against LeBron. We were just more active and more competitive.

If teams keep playing us this way, it's going to be like this.

I knew Rick Pitino was going to make them play that outbreak, monkey defense. He's been doing it all his life.

(The Hack-A-Shaq is) just a way of telling me that you can't stop me. Thank you. I appreciate it.

Offensively, you do what you do best and you do it again and again. Defensively, you attack your opponent's strength.

When you play defense you have to storm the fort or play cover - you can't do both.

On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.