Quotes from Marcus Smart

To be honest, I'm worth more than 12-14 million. Just for the things I do on the court that don't show up on the stat sheet. You don't find guys like that.

I've never backed down from a challenge.

I think any player would tell you when you've got a coach that believes in you and you don't have to be looking over your shoulder after every play you do, and you can just go out and play, that's the coach you want to have on your team.

I feel like Boston is a second home for me.

I love Boston, and Boston loves me.

I feel like I'm a part of the Boston community.

I want to be in Boston. I want to be here. I love this city, I love this team. I love the atmosphere it gives off.

Outside of basketball, I really love to bowl.

You've got to want to play defence. Nobody really wants to play defence. It's boring. It sucks. You don't get the flashiness, the scores, the dunks. But you've got to have it.

I am used to coming in second and then all of the sudden finishing in first because nobody expected me to do it. Kind of like David and Goliath, you know. I'm not the giant.

Trying to guard Kawhi on an island by yourself is tough. You gotta take the basket away and push him to your help. You want him to take a contested shot as far away from the basket as possible, because his mid-range game is phenomenal.

I want to win games, win a championship.

I'm not a superman with a cape, I'm only a basketball player for the Celtics. But if I can make one child smile, I've done my job.

Playoffs, you know, defense is elevated even more.

As a competitor, you're always taught that you want win championships. You want to put yourself in the best place to do that.

Contact is in my nature.

My whole life I've worked. My whole life I've been counted out.

I always leave everything on the court, every game. Tell me how many other players can say that.

I think every athlete is their own biggest critic. That's just who we are. We're so competitive.

Our bigs do a lot for us guards to get us shots, to get us shots, to get us open buckets, that they deserve the praise.

I defend just like my brother Todd lived. He taught me how to play defense by the way he lived his life. I defend like every game is my last game, like anything can be taken away at any moment, and that's what my brother taught me. That's what he always preached to me, so that's how I believe the game should be played.

I pride myself on the defensive end. That's where I earn my keep.

My time at Oklahoma State and in Stillwater has been amazing. I met some amazing people, got to play with some great guys and great teammates, and I built some strong relationships and bonds there.

I know how important I am to my team, my teammates. They tell me every day.