The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
LARRY BIRDI think it’s good for a fan base because as we all know the majority of the fans are white America. And if you just had a couple of white guys in there, you might get them a little excited.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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The best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
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Before every game I used to go out and shot the same shots over and over and over. In the summer time I spent a lot of time just shooting. So really it just came natural.
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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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Leadership is getting players to believe in you. 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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I like being by myself.
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Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you’re not giving it all you’ve got.
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I think it’s good for a fan base because as we all know the majority of the fans are white America. And if you just had a couple of white guys in there, you might get them a little excited.
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You’ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
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Don’t let winning make you soft. Don’t let losing make you quit. Don’t let your teammates down in any situation.
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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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My name’s been on this check for a week now.
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Maybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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I didn’t play against the toughest competition in high school, but one reason I was able to do well in college was that I mastered the fundamentals.
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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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Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
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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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What’s better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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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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Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
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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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I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
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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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My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.
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I’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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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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