Paul Pierce Quotes

I've obviously got one of those faces that people can forget.

The Egremonts had never said anything that was remembered, or done anything that could be recalled.

People don't remember me. Really. It's not a paranoid thing; I just have this habit of slipping through memories. It doesn't bother me all that much, except I guess that's a lie; it does. For some reason, I test very high on forgettability.

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

The NBA is kind of where I've grown up, coming out of high school at 18.

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

As a rookie, they don't really know your name.

As a kid, New York was in my blood, and that was it. I got a chance to play for the Knicks, so it was cool, but it was towards the end of my career.

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

My confidence level is, I think I can be a first-round pick; I think I can be a professional basketball player.

I was lucky to get a professional contract. I wasn't that sort of talent that is considered to be a professional player.

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

I tell people all the time that it would be good if they forget about me next week, that they don't even mention my name anymore.

I didn't want to be the bass player everyone forgot about.

My dream is to play someday in the NBA.

I know I'm not the first one or the last one. But still to play 1,000 NBA games is pretty remarkable and pretty cool.

I came into the league in '94.

It's always been my goal to make it to the NBA.

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

I didn't think reaching the NBA was a possibility when I coached Derby in 1990. I was right out of college when I went there and was more concerned about playing a bit and getting that out of my system.

I grew up in Brixton as a young teenager playing basketball for the Brixton Topcats, which marked the beginning of my career.

If the opportunity to go to the NBA is there, then I'm going to take it.

Yep, I jumped from college to the ABL, just in time for the league to go under.

I am focusing on the process of making my dream come true, which is to play professional basketball.

I have some really great memories with the Clippers organization.