Rajon Rondo

Star power is great, but at the end of the night, you need all 15 guys.

I feel like, when I get a certain amount of minutes, and when the coaches allow me to be me on the court, I'm Rondo. There's no 'Playoff Rondo.'

When you're off the court, that's when it's time to talk or whatever you want to do. But once it goes up, it's time to compete.

When I'm on the court, I just compete.

There's a lot of talented guys, but there's not a lot of guys that play the game that right way.

I don't feel like we have to be dirty or anything crazy, but as far as competing, there's no limits.

I want to improve my shooting, my free throw shooting, keeping my turnovers down.

In Boston, the year we won the championship, guys were so much different in age. You don't have the same lives off the court.

Only a couple of guys should be talking in practice.

A leader can't pick and choose when he wants to lead.

I remember when I was a younger cat, I always thought the veteran guys talked too much.

I try to give as much advice as possible.

I want to be a general manager, and I want to be a head coach. Definitely both.

I don't try to come in and act like I know it all, and that's why I put the extra work in of watching film, getting an understanding of what you want from personnel, each player.

That's part of the NBA. It's a lot of ups and downs.

I think I stand up more often than I should on defense. I've got to be solid and continue to get better.

I play for myself, my family, and the fans.

Every night, I go out there, and I try to compete and win.

Nothing happens overnight in this game.

My arms are pretty long.

One-on-one is different than actually going through picks, hitting the floor, playing 5-on-5, getting back in transition, making quick moves without thinking about it.

I can't remember one bad time I had in Boston as far as where I got negative feedback from fans, no matter the first year we lost 18 straight or the following year we won a championship.

There is no place on or off the court for language that disrespects anyone's sexual orientation. That is not who I am or what I believe, and I will strive every day to be a better person.

Who doesn't want the ball? Everyone wants the ball; everyone wants to score.

I'm obviously very grateful to play for a sports organization like the Boston Celtics.

It's an emotional game.

Every team I've played on has players-only meetings, players staff meetings, so this is part of the process.

I'm pretty smart.

I eat at certain times. I got to leave the house at certain times. I shower at certain times before the game.

My life is pretty calculated.

You don't do charity work for publicity. Well, I know I don't. Everybody's different.

A trade is a trade, but it's different as far as summertime versus in the season.

The offseason is completely different. You're not at work. You're working out, but you're not at work.

The point guard is always the leader on the floor, regardless: the extension out there on the floor for the coach.

I came into the league traded. So I'm not the only person that goes through trade rumors each year.

Every organization, every city is different.

Talk is cheap, but when you go out there and prove it - you're the first one to show up for practice, and you're the last to leave - that's how you lead by example.

This is the Boston Celtics. This isn't the Phoenix Suns. No disrespect to any other organization, but you don't hang conference titles. Do we hang going to the conference finals?

When the coach can get the trust and the confidence of a team to believe in him, and everyone accepts what they're doing for the team, the good and the great of the team, it usually works out.

If guys buy into the system, believe in their coach, that goes a long way.

A lot of times, I'll be shooting and think, 'Maybe I should pass.'

I think that's what we need to do is love one another.

The only thing that can conquer hate is love.

I want to see myself in a situation where guys want to grow, guys want to get better.

I thought at first I was going to be an NFL quarterback. I played until I was a freshman in high school.

I'm a poet.

I am who I am. I'm unique. I'm my own self.

First of all, I'm misunderstood in general. I don't mind because I'm very quiet, and I stay to myself. People are going to say what they want to say.

I let my game speak for itself.

I try to watch film with teammates and help them as well, so that's just part of the game, part of playing.