Whether it’s a tie game or down by 1 or up by five, it was always the same shot. So I always felt comfortable with the ball in my hands because it was in there a million times before.
LARRY BIRDI’ve always been interested in jobs in the NBA. But I’ve been in this for 20 years and it might be time to do something else.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
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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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But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
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When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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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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You’re all playin’ for second place.
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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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I didn’t play against the toughest competition in high school, but one reason I was able to do well in college was that I mastered the fundamentals.
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Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
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Coaches can talk and talk and talk about something, but if you get it on tape and show it to them, it is so much more effective.
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Maybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.
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I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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My coach told me, “Larry, no matter how much you work at it, there’s always someone out there who’s working just a little harder – if you take 150 practice shots, he’s taking 200.” And that drove me.
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