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I’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.

Larry Bird

I knew I was as good as anybody. That’s not really bragging; it’s just that I’d put the time in.
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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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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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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 can see why fans don’t like to watch pro basketball. I don’t, either. It’s not exciting.
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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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You can make all the excuses you want, but if you’re not mentally tough and you’re not prepared to play every night, you’re not going to win.
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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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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’ve always been interested in jobs in the NBA. But I’ve been in this for 20 years and it might be time to do something else.
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I think it’s good for a fan base because as we all know the majority of the fans are white America. And if you just had a couple of white guys in there, you might get them a little excited.
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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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My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.
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Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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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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