I think a lot of blue collar people related to me because a lot of people work for their money.
LARRY BIRDI really don’t like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have it.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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You’ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
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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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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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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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First master the fundamentals.
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I think it’s good for a fan base because as we all know the majority of the fans are white America. And if you just had a couple of white guys in there, you might get them a little excited.
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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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When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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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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Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
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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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Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
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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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Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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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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