Before every game I used to go out and shot the same shots over and over and over. In the summer time I spent a lot of time just shooting. So really it just came natural.
LARRY BIRDWho 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.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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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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 hate to lose more than I like to win.
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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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Don’t let winning make you soft. Don’t let losing make you quit. Don’t let your teammates down in any situation.
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Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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As far as playing, I didn’t care who guarded me – red, yellow, black. I just didn’t want a white guy guarding me, because it’s disrespect to my game.
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Whether it’s a tie game or down by 1 or up by five, it was always the same shot. So I always felt comfortable with the ball in my hands because it was in there a million times before.
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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 don’t think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You’ve got to keep pushing.
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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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It doesn’t matter who scores the points, it’s who can get the ball to the scorer.
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Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
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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 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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I’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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Guys like Larry Bird — he played so hard, he wants everybody else to play hard. That’s not unreasonable. Any coach would want that and demand that.
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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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If there was a payment to the bank due, and we needed shoes, she’d get the shoes, and then deal with them guys at the bank. I don’t mean she wouldn’t pay the bank, but the children always came first.
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There are many times when you are better off practicing than playing; but most people just don’t understand that
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I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
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You’re all playin’ for second place.
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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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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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