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.
LARRY BIRDYou never make any of the shots you never take. 87% of the ones you do take, you’ll miss too. I make 110% of my shots.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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I like being by myself.
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Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
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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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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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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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You know when I played, you had me and Kevin (McHale) and some others throughout the league.
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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 was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game.
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It doesn’t matter who scores the points, it’s who can get the ball to the scorer.
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You’ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
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I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.
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Maybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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Who in their right mind wouldn’t listen to what Larry Bird tells them? He knows what it takes to be a successful player, and he’s letting us do the things to have the success.
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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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