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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.

Larry Bird

Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
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Basketball Crucial Development Habit Practical
I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
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Athlete Country Greatest Mean People Person World
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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Strength is not nearly as important as desire. I don’t think you can teach anyone desire. I think it’s a gift. I don’t know why I have it, but I do.
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Anyone Desire Important Merely Strength Teach Think
I’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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Believer Firm Play Practice Way
I always know what’s happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.
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Always Court Happen Know Occur Respond Situation
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
It’s been a journey, the NBA. It’s taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
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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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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
I like being by myself.
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Being Like Myself
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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But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
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Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you’re not giving it all you’ve got.
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I learned what my weaknesses were and I went out the next day to turn those weaknesses intro strengths.
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