Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla's quote reel: 2024-25 edition - ESPN

Head coach Joe Mazzulla is at the forefront of the Boston Celtics' quest for back-to-back NBA championships.

Since joining on an interim basis during the 2022-23 season, Mazzulla has led the Celtics to a 182-64 regular-season record. Last season, Mazzulla became the sixth individual to win a title as a head coach at age 35 or younger.

Along the way, he has emerged as one of the most quotable head coaches in the association.

When asked about Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving returning to Boston to face the Celtics in the 2024 NBA Finals, Mazzulla simply said: «We're all villains in someone's eyes.» His response when Derrick White congratulated him on winning coach of the month last season?

«Nobody cares.»

Here's a look at Mazzulla's top quotes from the 2024-25 NBA season.

Being the defending champion added pressure to the Celtics' 2025 campaign. Over a month before the start of the season, Mazzulla was asked about going back-to-back. He matter-of-factly welcomed the pressure, and then some.

Joe Mazzulla says his Celtics plan to embrace the challenge of being the defending champion.