I think a lot of blue collar people related to me because a lot of people work for their money.
LARRY BIRDPractice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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My name’s been on this check for a week now.
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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’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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The best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
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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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Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
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I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.
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What’s better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
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Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
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My coach told me, “Larry, no matter how much you work at it, there’s always someone out there who’s working just a little harder – if you take 150 practice shots, he’s taking 200.” And that drove me.
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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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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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It’s been a journey, the NBA. It’s taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
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I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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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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Don’t let winning make you soft. Don’t let losing make you quit. Don’t let your teammates down in any situation.
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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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When I go to the line I’m thinking ‘All net.’ When I don’t think that, I’m likely to miss.
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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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I can see why fans don’t like to watch pro basketball. I don’t, either. It’s not exciting.
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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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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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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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Leadership is getting players to believe in you. 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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