When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
LARRY BIRDIt’s been a journey, the NBA. It’s taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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I’ve got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.
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I knew I was as good as anybody. That’s not really bragging; it’s just that I’d put the time in.
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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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My goal was just to try and be the best player on my high school team, and look where I am now. And that was still my goal as a young kid, just to try and be a little better than my brother was.
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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 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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I can see why fans don’t like to watch pro basketball. I don’t, either. It’s not exciting.
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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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You never make any of the shots you never take. 87% of the ones you do take, you’ll miss too. I make 110% of my shots.
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I like being by myself.
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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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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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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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