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.
LARRY BIRDThe best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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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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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I was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game.
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Basketball was always a game to me. One of the greatest things in life for me was to be able to play what I loved dearly and get paid for it. So it was always a game to me and that’s how I perceived everything.
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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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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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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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I’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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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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It doesn’t matter who scores the points, it’s who can get the ball to the scorer.
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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 just shoot until I feel good.
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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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I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.
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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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