Paul Pierce
Paul Pierce
Paul Anthony Pierceis an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association. Pierce was a high school McDonald's All-American and earned All-America first team honors in his junior year at Kansas...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth13 October 1977
CityOakland, CA
CountryUnited States of America
shows tv
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.
attitude brother brought charles fan growing huge loved played power stories strong toughness watched
My brother was a huge Charles Barkley fan - my brother went to Miami. He played power forward, and he always used to tell me stories about Barkley and college. And I watched Barkley growing up. I loved what he brought to the game. His toughness and just his attitude, being as strong he was.
aside build hard rid
We probably don't want to build a Grizzlies Stadium, because it'd be hard to put up and hard to get rid of, but aside from that, what would you like to see,
court definitely huge impact playoffs taking team year
He's taking a team that didn't make the playoffs a year ago and definitely has made a huge impact on them. Obviously, when he's on the court with them they're pretty much unbeatable. When he's not on the court they're not the same.
intend scoring step
I didn't intend to get into a scoring duel. But I wanted to step up and take him at the end.
coach defensive maybe telling
Coach was telling me that he's going to put me out there with those guys. Maybe I'm going to be the defensive stopper.
blend fun
I'll just try to blend in. It will fun to be a Piston.
beyond career earlier maybe point wins
I look beyond that at this point in my career. Maybe earlier in my career I would have thought about it more, but at this point it's more about wins and losses.
good teams urgency
I just don't think we showed a sense of urgency we need down the stretch. That's what good teams do.
ball felt game good great groove guys second
I really got into a groove in the second half. Guys were getting the ball to me. It felt good to me. You know, it would have felt a lot better if we would have been on the other side, but it was just a great game to be a part.
bad terms total
In terms of total micro-organisms in the floodwaters this is about as bad as it can get.
family front fun thinking
I'm not thinking about points, I'm thinking about wins. It's about roles, and that's my role. I can say it's a lot more fun in front of my family and friends.
above ball good knew knocked last rose shot whether
I just knew I wanted the ball to take the last shot regardless, whether they double-teamed or triple-teamed. I got a good look once I jumped up and rose above the crowd, and I knocked down the shot.
experience learning teams trying understand
That's what we're trying to understand -- how to put teams away. It's a learning experience for us.