I think a lot of blue collar people related to me because a lot of people work for their money.
LARRY BIRDBasketball 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.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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 know when I played, you had me and Kevin (McHale) and some others throughout the league.
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I wasn’t real quick, and I wasn’t real strong. Some guys will just take off and it’s like, whoa. So I beat them with my mind and my fundamentals.
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I like being by myself.
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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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There are many times when you are better off practicing than playing; but most people just don’t understand that
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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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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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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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Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It’s being able to take it as well as dish it out. That’s the only way you’re going to get respect from the players.
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I have always been confident in my skills and once the game got going I knew I was probably the best player on the floor most of the time whether it was junior high, high school or college. I knew I had control of the game.
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He who has learned to trust nature finds need for ever fewer external directions. He will discard formula after formula, until he reaches the conclusion: Let nature take its course.
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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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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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When I was a kid, like 14 or 15, I played with the waiters from the hotel, ’cause that was the best game. And these guys, they’d let me play. And they were black guys.
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My goal was just to try and be the best player on my high school team, and look where I am now. And that was still my goal as a young kid, just to try and be a little better than my brother was.
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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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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 hate to lose more than I like to win.
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The best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
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Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
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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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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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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 just shoot until I feel good.
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