While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
LARRY BIRDThe best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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I can see why fans don’t like to watch pro basketball. I don’t, either. It’s not exciting.
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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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Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.
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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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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 think it’s good for a fan base because as we all know the majority of the fans are white America. And if you just had a couple of white guys in there, you might get them a little excited.
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I knew I was as good as anybody. That’s not really bragging; it’s just that I’d put the time in.
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The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
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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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I wasn’t real quick, and I wasn’t real strong. Some guys will just take off and it’s like, whoa. So I beat them with my mind and my fundamentals.
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The best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
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My coach told me, “Larry, no matter how much you work at it, there’s always someone out there who’s working just a little harder – if you take 150 practice shots, he’s taking 200.” And that drove me.
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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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