First master the fundamentals.
LARRY BIRDI wasn’t real quick, and I wasn’t real strong. Some guys will just take off and it’s like, whoa. So I beat them with my mind and my fundamentals.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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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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 wasn’t real quick, and I wasn’t real strong. Some guys will just take off and it’s like, whoa. So I beat them with my mind and my fundamentals.
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You’re all playin’ for second place.
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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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I wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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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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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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You never make any of the shots you never take. 87% of the ones you do take, you’ll miss too. I make 110% of my shots.
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Who in their right mind wouldn’t listen to what Larry Bird tells them? He knows what it takes to be a successful player, and he’s letting us do the things to have the success.
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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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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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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
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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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