First master the fundamentals.
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More Larry Bird Quotes
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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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I was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game.
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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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I always know what’s happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.
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What’s better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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I think you have to work very hard and dedicate yourself and have the respect of your teammates before you’re about to go out and just try to take a game over by yourself.
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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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Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
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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.
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Eminem. My son was listening to that and I was like, “What is that junk?” Then I started listening and I thought, You know, that kid is pretty good. It’s the storytelling.
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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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I don’t think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You’ve got to keep pushing.
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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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You’ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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