My name’s been on this check for a week now.
LARRY BIRDI’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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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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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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 it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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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 best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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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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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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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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You’ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
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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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There are many times when you are better off practicing than playing; but most people just don’t understand that
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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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Guys like Larry Bird — he played so hard, he wants everybody else to play hard. That’s not unreasonable. Any coach would want that and demand that.
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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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