I always know what’s happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.
LARRY BIRDI 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.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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It’s been a journey, the NBA. It’s taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
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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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If there was a payment to the bank due, and we needed shoes, she’d get the shoes, and then deal with them guys at the bank. I don’t mean she wouldn’t pay the bank, but the children always came first.
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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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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 mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
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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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I don’t think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You’ve got to keep pushing.
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The best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
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I hate to lose more than I like to win.
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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 think that takes it all. That’s the greatest thing you could ever achieve in your sport. So, I have been very fortunate to play on great teams, but the gold medal was probably the best.
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Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
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You’re all playin’ for second place.
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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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