“What I feel I can do is help people become aware of how pervasive and extensive the arts are, how they affect each one of us in our daily lives—what kind of [buildings] we live in, what kind of clothes we wear, what we see with our eyes. We are often blind to the beautiful things around us. What I'm mostly concerned about is how often we're blind to our own talent. I think that within each human being there is a creative spirit, and some of us have been fortunate enough to have good teachers and parents who've brought this out and encouraged it, but others haven't.” PeopleThinkingFeelsHumansKindHas BeensArtI CanEnoughHelpingEyeBeautifulSpiritParentCan DoHuman BeingsCreativeTeacherTalentHavensBuildingClothesConcernedBlindFortunateDaily LifeBeautiful ThingsBeing ThereGood TeacherCreative Spirit Author:Joan Mondale
“My biggest fear had always been getting hurt, and not being able to leave the game as a player on my own terms.” AbleGamesTermHurtMy OwnPlayerBiggest FearGetting Hurt Author:Jason Kidd
“I came in the league as not a shooter, not a scorer. My game was to play defense and make my teammates better. The most important stat to me was that left column - winning. Nothing else matters.” ImportantMatterPlayGamesWinningLeftDefenseLeagueTeammateColumnsShooter Author:Jason Kidd
“Our motto is just to play the whole 48 minutes. We are here to play it from start to finish. Things will go up and down. We will make runs and they will make runs. But we just keep playing.” PlayWholeRunningMinutesMottoUp And Down Author:Tim Duncan
“Basketball's so much like life: if something's going great, you wait a minute, it will change. If something's going bad, you wait a minute, it will change. So I try to play things on such an even keel, knowing that things are going to change. You take the good with the bad; you don't get too excited, you don't get too down and sometimes that's the hardest thing in the world to do when you're in the midst of it, but that's the best way to handle it.” IfsWorldWayTryingSometimesPlayWaitingKnowingMinutesBasketballDown AndExcitedHandleBest WayHardestMidstHardest ThingKeel Author:Tim Duncan
“I always wanted a little brother because I felt like the little brother had to do everything.” LittlesWantedFeltBrotherPierceLittle Brother Author:Paul Pierce
“I probably visualize myself, the shots I'm going to get in the game, how I'm going to play defense, what we have to do to stop the other team's best player, what it's going to take out of me, the whole aspect of the game.” PlayWholeGamesSportsPlayerTeamShotsAspectDefenseBest Players Author:Paul Pierce
“A lot of players know I've been around 13 years and this is my second lockout. I got a lot of respect. I know what's going on both for the league and the union.” KnowsYearsPlayerUnionsLeague Author:Paul Pierce
“At the beginning of the season, I set my goal to see if I can lead the league in scoring, because I feel I have that kind of ability. A lot of guys say it, but it's not really in their grasp. I feel that's really in my grasp.” IfsFeelsKindI CanGuySportsGoalAbilitySeasonsLeaguePierce Author:Paul Pierce