I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
LARRY BIRDStrength is not nearly as important as desire. I don’t think you can teach anyone desire. I think it’s a gift. I don’t know why I have it, but I do.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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Strength is not nearly as important as desire. I don’t think you can teach anyone desire. I think it’s a gift. I don’t know why I have it, but I do.
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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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The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
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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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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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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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When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It’s being able to take it as well as dish it out. That’s the only way you’re going to get respect from the players.
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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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Once you are labeled ‘the best’ you want to stay up there, and you can’t do it by loafing around.
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It’s been a journey, the NBA. It’s taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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I wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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Maybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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