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First master the fundamentals.

Larry Bird

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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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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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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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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It makes me sick when I see a guy just stare at a loose ball and watch it go out of bounds.
LARRY BIRD

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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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There are many times when you are better off practicing than playing; but most people just don’t understand that
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But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
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Black Forever Gamer Man Will
Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you’re not giving it all you’ve got.
LARRY BIRD

All Give Got Phony Player Right See Teel
I was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game.
LARRY BIRD

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I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
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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 think a lot of blue collar people related to me because a lot of people work for their money.
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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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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 had control of the ball. As a coach you sort of put the ball in other player’s hands and let them make decisions for you. But I still get a kick out of winning basketball games and that’s what I’m in this for.
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