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 BIRDMaybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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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I always know what’s happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.
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I hate to lose more than I like to win.
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It makes me sick when I see a guy just stare at a loose ball and watch it go out of bounds.
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I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
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The nature of competition is such that any number of people invariably have their eyes on the same prize you do. Recognize your assets and employ them to the best of your ability.
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In the closing seconds of every game, I want the ball in my hands for the last shot – not in anybody else’s, not in anybody else’s in the world.
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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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I wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.
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I’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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I can see why fans don’t like to watch pro basketball. I don’t, either. It’s not exciting.
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I wasn’t real quick, and I wasn’t real strong. Some guys will just take off and it’s like, whoa. So I beat them with my mind and my fundamentals.
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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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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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