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.
LARRY BIRDIt makes me sick when I see a guy just stare at a loose ball and watch it go out of bounds.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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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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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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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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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I hate to lose more than I like to win.
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The best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
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I like being by myself.
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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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Maybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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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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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’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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Whether it’s a tie game or down by 1 or up by five, it was always the same shot. So I always felt comfortable with the ball in my hands because it was in there a million times before.
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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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I can see why fans don’t like to watch pro basketball. I don’t, either. It’s not exciting.
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