One of the biggest reasons I bought the Lakers was to beat the Celtics. — Jerry Buss Copy Share Image
The Celtics were always going to pick me No. 1, but Philly didn't know that. — Jayson Tatum Copy Share Image
The Celtics are an amazing franchise and a great organization to play with. — Marcus Smart Copy Share Image
The Boston Celtics are not a basketball team, they are a way of life. — Red Auerbach Copy Share Image
My most memorable moment came in 1985 as we beat the Boston Celtics. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
There was a time period where I was obsessed with the rivalry between the Lakers and the Celtics in the 1980s. — Jordan Burroughs Copy Share Image
Everybody knows how much I disliked the Knicks when I was with the Celtics, but I think it's grown to another level. — Paul Pierce Copy Share Image
The Lakers were able to maintain a certain level of talent and success, and so were the Celtics. It became part of… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
The Celtics have always had an older person to try to pass along some of the team philosophy. I've learned to fill… — John Havlicek Copy Share Image
I think Paul Pierce, the way he manufactures points, is the best player the Celtics have seen thus far. — Robert Parish Copy Share Image
So since I won state my dad decided to take my brothers and I to Boston to meet the entire Boston Celtics… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If somebody says Kyrie Irving wants the Boston Celtics to win the championship without him, they're flat-out lying to you. — Jalen Rose Copy Share Image
Boston is one of the country's more insecure cities and see you it in Celtics fans. — Sean Evans Copy Share Image
I grew up in the '80s in an era that was tough. The Pistons, Celtics, Knicks, Charles Oakley, Anthony Mason. It wasn't… — Matt Barnes Copy Share Image
The only thing we know for sure about superiority in sports in the United States of America in the 20th century is… — Frank Deford Copy Share Image
I got picked by the Lakers, but I was told the Celtics were going to take me at 28. If it wasn't… — Larry Nance, Jr Copy Share Image
I did have that happen when I was with the Celtics once - I was there late and no one woke me… — Daryl Morey Copy Share Image
This is the Boston Celtics. This isn't the Phoenix Suns. No disrespect to any other organization, but you don't hang conference titles.… — Rajon Rondo Copy Share Image
That's a moment I will never forget in my life, never ever. It was the first time I made the playoffs. After… — Zaza Pachulia Copy Share Image
Couldnt you wait until at least the All-Star break to have the franchise suffer its worse loss in its storied history? Bill… — Bill Walton Copy Share Image
I guarantee you, if you could give me 10 points in all those seventh games against the Boston Celtics, instead of Bill… — Wilt Chamberlain Copy Share Image
“His ability to evoke Celtic pride was incredible. He would always talk about how all the old players called him up after… — Bill Walton Copy Share Image
I have always wanted to be part of something special, and when I got to Boston.. actually, when I bought, begged and… — Bill Walton Copy Share Image
“Regardless of how liberal Massachusetts may seem, the Celtics were totally GOP. Like Thomas Jefferson, K. C. Jones did not believe in… — Chuck Klosterman Copy Share Image
“When the Knicks won the championship in 1970, our fans rallied behind us and became our sixth man because they saw a… — Walt Frazier Copy Share Image
“His resistance to basketball awards was a rejection of the universal instinct to separate individuals from the collective. His brand of leadership… — Sam Walker Copy Share Image
I'm just very happy that the Celtics really take the time and they consider us not only as players, but as people,… — Al Horford Copy Share Image
Even last year I was watching the Celtics and I could see the offense was disheveled. — Kenny Anderson Copy Share Image
If I am not physically able to play for the Celtics, then why would Miami want me? — Jermaine O'Neal Copy Share Image
I'm very proud to have been drafted by a great team like the Celtics. It's the kind of thing a fellow dreams… — John Havlicek Copy Share Image
Just soaking up the history of the Boston Celtics has been the best thing that's happened to me as a player. — Paul Pierce Copy Share Image
Every kid who just played basketball knew about the Boston Celtics. They're one of the few teams who were always on national… — Paul Pierce Copy Share Image
It's an honor, any time you play with an organization like the Boston Celtics, all that history there. To put on that… — Jason Collins Copy Share Image
“When I got Traded To The Celtics, I was so Happy Because I was Back home And Had Grown Up Idolizing The… — Chris Herren Copy Share Image
