Paul Pierce is characterizing his 2000 stabbing incident almost as a blessing in disguise.
in Boston in 2000. He recently spoke on his Showtime basketball podcast “Ticket and the Truth” about how it was a wake-up call for him.
“My stabbing incident really motivated me to be on the court,” Pierce said. “I wanted to just be on the court, keep my mind off it. It really helped me lock in. Some things you go through in life really help you lock in, to do what you really need to do.“Me going through that incident, it was just like, man, I really need to focus on basketball. I shouldn’t really be in the streets or chasing girls or going to the club. It’s like, I really just need to zero back in on basketball.
When Pierce felt snubbed by missing the All-Star Game that season, he vowed never to let that happen again. “Because you know you say you want to have a balance. You don’t want to be too locked in on one thing. You want to be involved with family and other things,” he said. “But I cut off everything. Family, friends, everything. And I just zoned in on basketball.Paul Pierce reflected on his stabbing incident, saying that it ultimately motivated him to become focused on being a great NBA player.“And I remember that year, the All-Star Game was in D.C. I didn’t make the All-Star Game. I flew home.
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