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.
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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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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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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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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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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I think a lot of blue collar people related to me because a lot of people work for their money.
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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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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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I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.
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It doesn’t matter who scores the points, it’s who can get the ball to the scorer.
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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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I wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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I’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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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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You can make all the excuses you want, but if you’re not mentally tough and you’re not prepared to play every night, you’re not going to win.
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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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