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.
LARRY BIRDHe 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.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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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I just shoot until I feel good.
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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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Basketball was always a game to me. One of the greatest things in life for me was to be able to play what I loved dearly and get paid for it. So it was always a game to me and that’s how I perceived everything.
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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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Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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Who in their right mind wouldn’t listen to what Larry Bird tells them? He knows what it takes to be a successful player, and he’s letting us do the things to have the success.
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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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It’s been a journey, the NBA. It’s taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
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Maybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
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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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I’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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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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