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You could say I try to eliminate people.
But I love to fish - that's a hobby of mine.
The most important thing with me is consistency.
Our job is to play basketball, not worry about trades.
Al Horford is a very good player; a great team player.
I try to leave everything on the floor every single game.
It's nice to be back in front of the fans and being in Boston.
I've always been a player who played with a chip on my shoulder.
People would really hate playing against me if I could touch them.
I wanted to challenge myself to reach my full potential as a player.
I play basketball strictly for enjoyment and to add to the support of my family.
In the NBA, we're a brotherhood and we should all want to see one another succeed.
I'm pretty sure every team in the NBA would love to have Paul Pierce on their team.
I played with Tristan Thompson and Cory Joseph. They were my high school teammates.
I want people to see me as a two-way player. A defensive player and an offensive player.
Obviously people have guarded me a lot different because of me being able to make shots.
You can never take your foot off the gas pedal. You have to play the right way at both ends.
I want to work on finishing at the basket more as far as more floaters, being more consistent.
Everyone around me, my family and my friends, always said that, 'You have to play for Miami Heat.'
Sometimes I feel like my defense is so elite that sometimes my offense gets put on the backburner.
You have to continue to be positive and go out there and play hard, no matter what the outcome is.
I'm a true believer that God puts us in situations to help us ultimately get to where we need to be.
I'm just excited to be here in Miami and have an opportunity to be part of a great culture like this.
People are honest, that's the culture. East Coast, but specifically Boston. People are just good people.
You can ask all the best players in the NBA - there's not one player in the NBA that guards them like me.
The only thing I wanted to change in the past was being a little bit more disciplined on the defensive end.
Boston was a good situation for me, but I think it was over time they were able to understand what they had.
As committed to my Lakers teammates and the organization as I am, I ultimately play basketball for my family.
No matter who I'm playing against, they're going to say that I'm one of the toughest guys they play, for sure.
I am 10 years in this league. The physical possession of a ring doesn't make me feel like more or less of a person.
I'm trying to lead by example. But I'm definitely challenging myself to be a better player, the player I want to be.
I love the game of basketball so much. I have a lot of goals for myself. I want to make sure I compete every single day.
I was familiar with the Heat and their culture because I played with Dexter Pittman and he was here early in his career.
I just try to come in every single day and be professional and work as hard as I can. I feel like you can't replace that.
It makes me happy knowing my teammates are always going to have my back defensively, and I'm always going to have theirs.
I feel like a lot of people know and understand that I have to be top-two, top-three best perimeter defenders in the NBA.
Regardless of how much media coverage will be received, talking and raising awareness about social injustice isn't enough.
Because I am so quiet, you don't really know what I'm thinking. You don't know if I'm working hard on my game, you really don't know.
You go through a lot throughout a season. You're going to face a lot of adversity. And the best teams overcome any type of adversity.
From playing with the guys that I played with, Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, I learned a lot about the game. I learned how to finish games.
This is the NBA; you can't stop everybody from scoring 30. But that 30? They're going to work for every point they get. And that's my mindset.
Once you're able to win, you're able to be more established as a player as well. It's hand in hand. And then you can show more parts of your game.
I feel like I'm one of the rare cases in this league of a two-way player. I feel like it's hard for certain people to be able to coach me because of that.
I want to help kids and I've been blessed with this talent from God, and I feel like I'm supposed to be giving back helping kids, teaching them everything I know.
When I see one of my teammates make a good play, to keep that energy going, I feel like that's what I do on the defensive end, and then make a good offensive play.
I always say all the time that's what the NBA is all about - getting to play against the best guys and opportunities to redeem yourself against teams that beat you.
Every night, you're going up against an elite guard and there's really nothing you can do. You either have to be God-gifted and move your feet, or else you're toast.
There's no bigger stage than this, so each and every night, every opportunity I get, I'm gonna try to prove and show the world that I'm the best perimeter defender in the NBA.
I'm just ready to do whatever my team needs me to do. I'm just going to be prepared and ready to go out there and do my role, and do whatever my team needs me to do to win games.
Defense not only wins games; it's what gets you on the floor at every level you play at. Once you get to high school and get to college, if you don't play defense, you won't play.