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.
LARRY BIRDWhat’s better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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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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You’re all playin’ for second place.
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I like being by myself.
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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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It makes me sick when I see a guy just stare at a loose ball and watch it go out of bounds.
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You’ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
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I think a lot of blue collar people related to me because a lot of people work for their money.
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Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
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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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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 really don’t like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have it.
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What’s better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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You can make all the excuses you want, but if you’re not mentally tough and you’re not prepared to play every night, you’re not going 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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It doesn’t matter who scores the points, it’s who can get the ball to the scorer.
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