The one thing that always bothered me when I played in the NBA was I really got irritated when they put a white guy on me.
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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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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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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I learned what my weaknesses were and I went out the next day to turn those weaknesses intro strengths.
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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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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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When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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I’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.
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If there was a payment to the bank due, and we needed shoes, she’d get the shoes, and then deal with them guys at the bank. I don’t mean she wouldn’t pay the bank, but the children always came first.
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When I was a player, I didn’t expect my teammates to play the way I did. I did expect them to work hard every day and get better. And I never learned anything by losing.
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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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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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Maybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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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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The nature of competition is such that any number of people invariably have their eyes on the same prize you do. Recognize your assets and employ them to the best of your ability.
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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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