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.
LARRY BIRDBasketball 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.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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Basketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much.
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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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You know when I played, you had me and Kevin (McHale) and some others throughout the league.
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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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It’s been a journey, the NBA. It’s taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
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But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
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Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
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When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro.
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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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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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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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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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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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You’re all playin’ for second place.
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My name’s been on this check for a week now.
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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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I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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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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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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I just shoot until I feel good.
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The one thing that always bothered me when I played in the NBA was I really got irritated when they put a white guy on me.
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I think that takes it all. That’s the greatest thing you could ever achieve in your sport. So, I have been very fortunate to play on great teams, but the gold medal was probably the best.
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The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
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I hate to lose more than I like to win.
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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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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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