I think a lot of blue collar people related to me because a lot of people work for their money.
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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.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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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I didn’t play against the toughest competition in high school, but one reason I was able to do well in college was that I mastered the fundamentals.
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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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Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It’s being able to take it as well as dish it out. That’s the only way you’re going to get respect from the players.
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Maybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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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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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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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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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 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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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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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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I don’t know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if somebody – somewhere – was practicing more than me.
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Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you’re not giving it all you’ve got.
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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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My coach told me, “Larry, no matter how much you work at it, there’s always someone out there who’s working just a little harder – if you take 150 practice shots, he’s taking 200.” And that drove me.
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