I really don’t like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have it.
LARRY BIRDWhether 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.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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 can see why fans don’t like to watch pro basketball. I don’t, either. It’s not exciting.
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Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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I 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.
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Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
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I learned what my weaknesses were and I went out the next day to turn those weaknesses intro strengths.
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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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I have always been confident in my skills and once the game got going I knew I was probably the best player on the floor most of the time whether it was junior high, high school or college. I knew I had control of the game.
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Maybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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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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When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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I like being by myself.
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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 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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