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 BIRDCoaches 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.
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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It doesn’t matter who scores the points, it’s who can get the ball to the scorer.
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I think a lot of blue collar people related to me because a lot of people work for their money.
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Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
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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.
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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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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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When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro.
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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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I was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game.
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I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
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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 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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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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