When I go to the line I’m thinking ‘All net.’ When I don’t think that, I’m likely to miss.
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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Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you’re not giving it all you’ve got.
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Basketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much.
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I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.
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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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I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
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What’s better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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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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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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The nature of competition is such that any number of people invariably have their eyes on the same prize you do. Recognize your assets and employ them to the best of your ability.
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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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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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I’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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I think you have to work very hard and dedicate yourself and have the respect of your teammates before you’re about to go out and just try to take a game over by yourself.
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I just shoot until I feel good.
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