The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
LARRY BIRDI’ve got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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You’ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
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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 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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There are many times when you are better off practicing than playing; but most people just don’t understand that
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I like being by myself.
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Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
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But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
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Who in their right mind wouldn’t listen to what Larry Bird tells them? He knows what it takes to be a successful player, and he’s letting us do the things to have the success.
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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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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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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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Guys like Larry Bird — he played so hard, he wants everybody else to play hard. That’s not unreasonable. Any coach would want that and demand that.
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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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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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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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