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.
LARRY BIRDMaybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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Strength is not nearly as important as desire. I don’t think you can teach anyone desire. I think it’s a gift. I don’t know why I have it, but I do.
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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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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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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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I always know what’s happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.
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The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
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Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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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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There are many times when you are better off practicing than playing; but most people just don’t understand that
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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 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 don’t know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if somebody – somewhere – was practicing more than me.
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I wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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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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