My name’s been on this check for a week now.
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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If you tell a teammate you’re ready to play as tough as you’re able to, you’d better go out there and do it.
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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 really don’t like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have it.
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It makes me sick when I see a guy just stare at a loose ball and watch it go out of bounds.
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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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I can see why fans don’t like to watch pro basketball. I don’t, either. It’s not exciting.
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In the closing seconds of every game, I want the ball in my hands for the last shot – not in anybody else’s, not in anybody else’s in the world.
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I’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
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My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.
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Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
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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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I hate to lose more than I like to win.
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Maybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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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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