The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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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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 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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The best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
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I’ve got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.
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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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The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
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I just shoot until I feel good.
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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 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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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 like being by myself.
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Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
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The nature of competition is such that any number of people invariably have their eyes on the same prize you do. Recognize your assets and employ them to the best of your ability.
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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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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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