Basketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much.
LARRY BIRDLeadership 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..
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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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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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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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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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I always know what’s happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.
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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 been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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I was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game.
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I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
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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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The best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
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I hate to lose more than I like to win.
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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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