The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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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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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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you’re not giving it all you’ve got.
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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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You’re all playin’ for second place.
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I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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Basketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much.
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When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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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 mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
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It makes me sick when I see a guy just stare at a loose ball and watch it go out of bounds.
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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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It doesn’t matter who scores the points, it’s who can get the ball to the scorer.
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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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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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