I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
LARRY BIRDI really don’t like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have it.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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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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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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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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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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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Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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If there was a payment to the bank due, and we needed shoes, she’d get the shoes, and then deal with them guys at the bank. I don’t mean she wouldn’t pay the bank, but the children always came first.
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You’re all playin’ for second place.
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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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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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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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He who has learned to trust nature finds need for ever fewer external directions. He will discard formula after formula, until he reaches the conclusion: Let nature take its course.
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Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
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