But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
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The best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
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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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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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You’ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
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When I go to the line I’m thinking ‘All net.’ When I don’t think that, I’m likely to miss.
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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 always know what’s happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.
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Once you are labeled ‘the best’ you want to stay up there, and you can’t do it by loafing around.
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You know when I played, you had me and Kevin (McHale) and some others throughout the league.
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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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The best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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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 had control of the ball. As a coach you sort of put the ball in other player’s hands and let them make decisions for you. But I still get a kick out of winning basketball games and that’s what I’m in this for.
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The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
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