I just shoot until I feel good.
LARRY BIRDBut it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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My name’s been on this check for a week now.
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The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
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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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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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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 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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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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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 always know what’s happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.
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Who in their right mind wouldn’t listen to what Larry Bird tells them? He knows what it takes to be a successful player, and he’s letting us do the things to have the success.
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I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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The best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
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I was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game.
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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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What’s better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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