I can see why fans don’t like to watch pro basketball. I don’t, either. It’s not exciting.
LARRY BIRDThe best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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It’s been a journey, the NBA. It’s taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
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Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate you’re ready to play as tough as you’re able to, you’d better go out there and do it..
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Once you are labeled ‘the best’ you want to stay up there, and you can’t do it by loafing around.
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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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I’ve got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.
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Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It’s being able to take it as well as dish it out. That’s the only way you’re going to get respect from the players.
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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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I’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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I’ve always been interested in jobs in the NBA. But I’ve been in this for 20 years and it might be time to do something else.
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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.
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I hate to lose more than I like to win.
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The best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
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The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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I like being by myself.
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