In 1971, when Prime Minister Indira Gandhi defeated Pakistan, and our leader, A. B. Vajpayee, who was in the Opposition, praised her, and she was credited with the military victory, similarly, why can't Prime Minister Narendra Modi be credited for the Balakot air strike?

Can any nation claim, guarantee, that there will be no terror strike?

I can claim with total honesty that no home minister has visited Kashmir as many times as I have.

The Government of India should take all political parties into confidence before arriving at an agreement with Pakistan.

The day corruption charges are levelled against me, I would retire and sit at home.

India's Muslims know that India is the only country in the world where Islam's all 72 sects are found. No other nation, not even Muslim countries, have all the 72 sects of Islam.

No one can divide the people of India.

Our saints had said that Earth existed 1.96 million years ago. Earlier, science did not accept this, but later, it had to.

Any effort to destabilise any government, taking refuge in one's ideology for promoting violence, conspiring to destabilise and break the country, I feel there cannot be a bigger crime than this.

When everyone touches the ball, it gives you energy and life on defense.

That's what I'm a big believer in, giving everyone touches and energy on both ends of the floor.

I don't want to be the hardest working guy in the gym.

When everyone touches the ball, it gives everyone energy, and that translates to the defensive end, where it all starts.

You can consider me stubborn, but I think I'm really intelligent.

Hard work speaks for itself.

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.

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.

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.

Nothing happens overnight in this game.

I'm an entertainer.

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

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

When I had older guys around me, I kind of leaned on them for advice and went through tough times.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Ask any player. You're only as good as your coach allows you to be.

I let my game speak for itself.

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

All I care about is winning.

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

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

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

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

I'm a little OCD.

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

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.

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?

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

Every organization, every city is different.

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

My life is pretty calculated.

I'm pretty smart.

It's an emotional game.

I don't just want to make the playoffs or get to the first or second round. When I compete or make it to the playoffs, I expect to win every time.

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.

Whether I start or I'm the guy to come off the bench, I'll do whatever it takes.