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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.

Larry Bird

I was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game.
LARRY BIRD

Always Ball Control Decision Easier Game Make
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 wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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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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I wasn’t real quick, and I wasn’t real strong. Some guys will just take off and it’s like, whoa. So I beat them with my mind and my fundamentals.
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I knew I was as good as anybody. That’s not really bragging; it’s just that I’d put the time in.
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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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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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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 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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I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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Announcers Basketball Eye
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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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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When I was a kid, like 14 or 15, I played with the waiters from the hotel, ’cause that was the best game. And these guys, they’d let me play. And they were black guys.
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My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.
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