Basketball was always a game to me. One of the greatest things in life for me was to be able to play what I loved dearly and get paid for it. So it was always a game to me and that’s how I perceived everything.
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More Larry Bird Quotes
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I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.
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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 learned what my weaknesses were and I went out the next day to turn those weaknesses intro strengths.
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But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
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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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You know when I played, you had me and Kevin (McHale) and some others throughout the league.
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Coaches can talk and talk and talk about something, but if you get it on tape and show it to them, it is so much more effective.
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The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
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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’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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The one thing that always bothered me when I played in the NBA was I really got irritated when they put a white guy on me.
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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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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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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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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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