I knew I was as good as anybody. That’s not really bragging; it’s just that I’d put the time in.
LARRY BIRDWho 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.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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I have always been confident in my skills and once the game got going I knew I was probably the best player on the floor most of the time whether it was junior high, high school or college. I knew I had control of the game.
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Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
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You’re all playin’ for second place.
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Don’t let winning make you soft. Don’t let losing make you quit. Don’t let your teammates down in any situation.
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Leadership is getting players to believe in you. 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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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 can see why fans don’t like to watch pro basketball. I don’t, either. It’s not exciting.
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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 don’t think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You’ve got to keep pushing.
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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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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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But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
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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’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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My name’s been on this check for a week now.
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