Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
LARRY BIRDI think a lot of blue collar people related to me because a lot of people work for their money.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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The best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
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I hate to lose more than I like to win.
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I wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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Maybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
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Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
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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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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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My goal was just to try and be the best player on my high school team, and look where I am now. And that was still my goal as a young kid, just to try and be a little better than my brother was.
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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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I just shoot until I feel good.
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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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When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
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What’s better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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