It makes me sick when I see a guy just stare at a loose ball and watch it go out of bounds.
LARRY BIRDMy 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.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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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First master the fundamentals.
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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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You’re all playin’ for second place.
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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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Maybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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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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You’ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
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The best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
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But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
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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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Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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I hate to lose more than I like to win.
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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 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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