When I was a kid, like 14 or 15, I played with the waiters from the hotel, ’cause that was the best game. And these guys, they’d let me play. And they were black guys.
LARRY BIRDBut it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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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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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Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
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Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
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Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
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My goal was just to try and be the best player on my high school team, and look where I am now. And that was still my goal as a young kid, just to try and be a little better than my brother was.
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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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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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You know when I played, you had me and Kevin (McHale) and some others throughout the league.
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First master the fundamentals.
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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 mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
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When I was a player, I didn’t expect my teammates to play the way I did. I did expect them to work hard every day and get better. And I never learned anything by losing.
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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 don’t think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You’ve got to keep pushing.
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