I think a lot of blue collar people related to me because a lot of people work for their money.
LARRY BIRDThe best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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Basketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much.
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My name’s been on this check for a week now.
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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 always know what’s happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.
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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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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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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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I knew I was as good as anybody. That’s not really bragging; it’s just that I’d put the time in.
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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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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’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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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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When I was a kid, like 14 or 15, I played with the waiters from the hotel, ’cause that was the best game. And these guys, they’d let me play. And they were black guys.
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I wasn’t real quick, and I wasn’t real strong. Some guys will just take off and it’s like, whoa. So I beat them with my mind and my fundamentals.
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A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.
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