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I don’t know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if somebody – somewhere – was practicing more than me.

Larry Bird

Basketball was always a game to me. One of the greatest things in life for me was to be able to play what I loved dearly and get paid for it. So it was always a game to me and that’s how I perceived everything.
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Able Always Basketball Dearly Everything Game Get Greatest Life Love One Paid Perceive Play Thing
When I go to the line I’m thinking ‘All net.’ When I don’t think that, I’m likely to miss.
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All Net Likely Line Miss Think When Go
Don’t let winning make you soft. Don’t let losing make you quit. Don’t let your teammates down in any situation.
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Down Let Lose Make Situation Soft Teammate Win
Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
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Basketball Country Disguise God People Person Player
You’ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
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Before Down Play Think When
Eminem. My son was listening to that and I was like, “What is that junk?” Then I started listening and I thought, You know, that kid is pretty good. It’s the storytelling.
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Good Junk Like Listen Listening Music Person Pretty Son Start Storytelling Thought
The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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Announcers Basketball Eye
I had control of the ball. As a coach you sort of put the ball in other player’s hands and let them make decisions for you. But I still get a kick out of winning basketball games and that’s what I’m in this for.
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Basketball Coach Control Decision Game Hand Out Player Sort Still Win
I think a lot of blue collar people related to me because a lot of people work for their money.
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Blue Collar Lot Money People Relate Think Work
I knew I was as good as anybody. That’s not really bragging; it’s just that I’d put the time in.
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Anybody Bragging Good Just Put Really Time
It doesn’t matter who scores the points, it’s who can get the ball to the scorer.
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Able Believe Get Leadership Play Player Ready Teammate Tough You
My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.
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Basketball Court Opinion Play Step Taught Way When Win
First master the fundamentals.
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First Fundamental Master
When I was a kid, like 14 or 15, I played with the waiters from the hotel, ’cause that was the best game. And these guys, they’d let me play. And they were black guys.
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Bets Cause Fifteen Fourteen Game Hotel Play Waiter When
I really don’t like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have it.
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Good Have Like Money Really Say Talk Want
You can make all the excuses you want, but if you’re not mentally tough and you’re not prepared to play every night, you’re not going to win.
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Excuse Eye Make Mentally Night Play Prepare Tough You

I don’t know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if somebody – somewhere – was practicing more than me.

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