I have always been confident in my skills and once the game got going I knew I was probably the best player on the floor most of the time whether it was junior high, high school or college. I knew I had control of the game.
LARRY BIRDWhen it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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 hate to lose more than I like to win.
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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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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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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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I didn’t play against the toughest competition in high school, but one reason I was able to do well in college was that I mastered the fundamentals.
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A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.
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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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When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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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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It doesn’t matter who scores the points, it’s who can get the ball to the scorer.
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You’re all playin’ for second place.
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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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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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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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