Always Quote by Paul Pierce

The Boston Celtics are not a basketball team, they are a way of life.

— Red Auerbach

The Lakers were able to maintain a certain level of talent and success, and so were the Celtics. It became part of people's sports…

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Lakers were able to maintain a certain level of talent and success and so were the Celtics. So after awhile it became part of…

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I always admired the Celtics from afar.

— Al Horford

The Celtics are the Yankees of basketball.

— John Havlicek

I know the Boston fans are all about their basketball.

— Terry Rozier

Boston is a very proud franchise. The NBA misses them when they are not in the mix. They, along with teams like the Knicks…

— Doug Collins

I grew up watching the Lakers.

— John Cho

That's one of the reasons I decided to come to Boston - to contend and win a championship, especially with the history of the…

— Al Horford

The Celtics are an amazing franchise and a great organization to play with.

— Marcus Smart

I lived to play basketball. Growing up as a kid, Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics were my favorite team. The way they played,…

— Bill Walton

Just soaking up the history of the Boston Celtics has been the best thing that's happened to me as a player.

— Paul Pierce