Kobe is one of the best scorers in NBA history, but I don't have as much trouble with him in the post as I do with Carmelo.
I knew I wasn't going to be a scientist; I knew that early. When they started talking about dissecting frogs, I knew I wasn't going to be a scientist.
Boston is always going to be a second home for me.
Just soaking up the history of the Boston Celtics has been the best thing that's happened to me as a player.
I'm a basketball junkie and a real historian of the game, so for me to get a chance to express it and give my perspective on a national stage, I'm really enjoying it.
I listened to Tupac and a lot of Biggie Smalls.
I don't have to use anything to motivate me, a trade or anything like that, for me to say I want to win a championship.
Life changes when you have a child, when you have your own family. You become more careful about what you do. You're not going to be out late, going out to clubs, hanging out with your friends. You're going to be at home, taking care of your daughter, playing with her.
The media in Utah is not the same as the media in New York, so that can wear on some people.
Winning's not easy. In order to win, you've got to see the best.
Everybody knows how much I disliked the Knicks when I was with the Celtics, but I think it's grown to another level.
I've been talking basketball pretty much my whole life.
You see more friendships in the league. It's not like in the '80s when you had enemies, or you couldn't stand this guy, and there were fights all the time.
We used to play 'Double Dribble' on Nintendo. Later, in high school, it was more 'NBA Live' and 'John Madden Football.'
Usually, when you win the championship, you party all summer and don't work out. But when I won, I mean, I had my good times, but I used it as motivation to do it again. When you realize you can accomplish something so great, you want to do it again.
The game isn't over till the clock says zero.
There's a line that separates having confidence and being conceited. I don't cross that line, but I have a lot of confidence in myself.
You know coaches. Sometimes they ramble.
I just think it's really upsetting when you see a community just go out and burn down stores and trash cars.
Everybody is entitled to an honest opinion.
These seasons, as you get older, they just are so long and draining.
Understanding who you are is saying, 'You're great; you have tons of confidence, and don't ever forget that.' And that helped me, man. Because when things weren't going right, I thought, 'You've got to remember who you are. Don't stray from that. Don't let these things get you down.'
I'm not a guy who goes into the neighborhood, gets beat up by the bully's gang, and then now I want to join their gang. That's just not me. I wanna fight - let's go! I mean, I'm gonna stand up for myself. That's just the competitive nature of where I come from, the era I grew up in.
You've got to put in the work. And you've got to play with confidence. You've got to believe in yourself.
I always say I wish I was in my prime matching up against LeBron. Let's see how many championships he would have won then.
I think too much of my leadership is done the bad way.
I love getting up - in the summer, I get up at 5:30, 6 just to go train.
I take the opportunity 3s, and I think I'm one of the better shooters.
I like the Raiders. That's my favorite team.