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 BIRDMy name’s been on this check for a week now.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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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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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When I go to the line I’m thinking ‘All net.’ When I don’t think that, I’m likely to miss.
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You know when I played, you had me and Kevin (McHale) and some others throughout the league.
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Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It’s being able to take it as well as dish it out. That’s the only way you’re going to get respect from the players.
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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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Before every game I used to go out and shot the same shots over and over and over. In the summer time I spent a lot of time just shooting. So really it just came natural.
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I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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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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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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I always know what’s happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.
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Leadership is getting players to believe in you. 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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He who has learned to trust nature finds need for ever fewer external directions. He will discard formula after formula, until he reaches the conclusion: Let nature take its course.
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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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Basketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much.
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