The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
LARRY BIRDThe best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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Don’t let winning make you soft. Don’t let losing make you quit. Don’t let your teammates down in any situation.
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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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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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There are many times when you are better off practicing than playing; but most people just don’t understand that
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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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You can make all the excuses you want, but if you’re not mentally tough and you’re not prepared to play every night, you’re not going to win.
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Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate you’re ready to play as tough as you’re able to, you’d better go out there and do it..
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You’re all playin’ for second place.
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First master the fundamentals.
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Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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What’s better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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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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When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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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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