You know when I played, you had me and Kevin (McHale) and some others throughout the league.
LARRY BIRDThe best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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There are many times when you are better off practicing than playing; but most people just don’t understand that
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I hate to lose more than I like to win.
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Guys like Larry Bird — he played so hard, he wants everybody else to play hard. That’s not unreasonable. Any coach would want that and demand that.
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The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
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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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Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
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When I was a kid, like 14 or 15, I played with the waiters from the hotel, ’cause that was the best game. And these guys, they’d let me play. And they were black guys.
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Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
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But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
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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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I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.
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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 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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I don’t think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You’ve got to keep pushing.
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I’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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