Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
LARRY BIRDThe best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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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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I have always been confident in my skills and once the game got going I knew I was probably the best player on the floor most of the time whether it was junior high, high school or college. I knew I had control of the game.
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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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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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My name’s been on this check for a week now.
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Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It’s being able to take it as well as dish it out. That’s the only way you’re going to get respect from the players.
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Coaches 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.
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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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I’ve got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.
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The best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
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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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A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.
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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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But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
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