When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
LARRY BIRDThe 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.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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I think it’s good for a fan base because as we all know the majority of the fans are white America. And if you just had a couple of white guys in there, you might get them a little excited.
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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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You know when I played, you had me and Kevin (McHale) and some others throughout the league.
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Once you are labeled ‘the best’ you want to stay up there, and you can’t do it by loafing around.
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I hate to lose more than I like to win.
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Whether it’s a tie game or down by 1 or up by five, it was always the same shot. So I always felt comfortable with the ball in my hands because it was in there a million times before.
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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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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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When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro.
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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’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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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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What’s better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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It’s been a journey, the NBA. It’s taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
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Before every game I used to go out and shot the same shots over and over and over. In the summer time I spent a lot of time just shooting. So really it just came natural.
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