When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
LARRY BIRDWhen it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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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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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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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You know when I played, you had me and Kevin (McHale) and some others throughout the league.
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Eminem. My son was listening to that and I was like, “What is that junk?” Then I started listening and I thought, You know, that kid is pretty good. It’s the storytelling.
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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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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 think you have to work very hard and dedicate yourself and have the respect of your teammates before you’re about to go out and just try to take a game over by yourself.
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You’re all playin’ for second place.
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You’ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
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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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Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
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