It doesn’t matter who scores the points, it’s who can get the ball to the scorer.
LARRY BIRDIf 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.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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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The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
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I think you have to work very hard and dedicate yourself and have the respect of your teammates before you’re about to go out and just try to take a game over by yourself.
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I was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game.
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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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I like being by myself.
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I’ve always been interested in jobs in the NBA. But I’ve been in this for 20 years and it might be time to do something else.
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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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What’s better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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Basketball was always a game to me. One of the greatest things in life for me was to be able to play what I loved dearly and get paid for it. So it was always a game to me and that’s how I perceived everything.
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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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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 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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When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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Maybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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