"At the beginning of the season, I set my goal to see if I can lead the league in scoring, because I feel I have that kind of ability. A lot of guys say it, but it's not really in their grasp. I feel that's really in my grasp"
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The subtext is a quiet hierarchy. “A lot of guys say it” nods to the league’s constant noise machine - talk radio, locker-room chest-thumping, the manufactured confidence that sports culture rewards. Then he draws a line: most of that swagger is performative, but his is credentialed. It’s a soft insult delivered as realism, a way to separate himself from the anonymous “guys” who speak in slogans. Pierce’s confidence is framed as practicality, not hype.
Context matters: early-season goal-setting is public contract-making. You announce the standard, and every box score becomes a referendum on your seriousness. For a star on a team with big expectations, this also doubles as leadership messaging: if I’m aiming at the top of the league, everyone else has permission to aim higher too. There’s ego here, but it’s calibrated. Pierce isn’t promising he’ll win; he’s insisting the target is legitimate - and daring the audience to treat him like a contender rather than a personality.
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Pierce, Paul. (2026, January 16). At the beginning of the season, I set my goal to see if I can lead the league in scoring, because I feel I have that kind of ability. A lot of guys say it, but it's not really in their grasp. I feel that's really in my grasp. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/at-the-beginning-of-the-season-i-set-my-goal-to-136358/
Chicago Style
Pierce, Paul. "At the beginning of the season, I set my goal to see if I can lead the league in scoring, because I feel I have that kind of ability. A lot of guys say it, but it's not really in their grasp. I feel that's really in my grasp." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/at-the-beginning-of-the-season-i-set-my-goal-to-136358/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"At the beginning of the season, I set my goal to see if I can lead the league in scoring, because I feel I have that kind of ability. A lot of guys say it, but it's not really in their grasp. I feel that's really in my grasp." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/at-the-beginning-of-the-season-i-set-my-goal-to-136358/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
