I really don’t like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have it.
LARRY BIRDIf 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.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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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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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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Basketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much.
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Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you’re not giving it all you’ve got.
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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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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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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.
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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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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 just shoot until I feel good.
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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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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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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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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.
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