It’s been a journey, the NBA. It’s taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
LARRY BIRDBut it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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 just shoot until I feel good.
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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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Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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I’ve got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.
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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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I like being by myself.
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I hate to lose more than I like to win.
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You know when I played, you had me and Kevin (McHale) and some others throughout the league.
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I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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I think a lot of blue collar people related to me because a lot of people work for their money.
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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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A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.
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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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I can see why fans don’t like to watch pro basketball. I don’t, either. It’s not exciting.
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