I’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
LARRY BIRDGuys 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.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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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I think a lot of blue collar people related to me because a lot of people work for their money.
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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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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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Who in their right mind wouldn’t listen to what Larry Bird tells them? He knows what it takes to be a successful player, and he’s letting us do the things to have the success.
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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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Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
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The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
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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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I learned what my weaknesses were and I went out the next day to turn those weaknesses intro strengths.
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I just shoot until I feel good.
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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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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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When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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