Basketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much.
LARRY BIRDThe more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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I learned what my weaknesses were and I went out the next day to turn those weaknesses intro strengths.
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What’s better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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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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If there was a payment to the bank due, and we needed shoes, she’d get the shoes, and then deal with them guys at the bank. I don’t mean she wouldn’t pay the bank, but the children always came first.
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I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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There are many times when you are better off practicing than playing; but most people just don’t understand that
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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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I like being by myself.
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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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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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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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It makes me sick when I see a guy just stare at a loose ball and watch it go out of bounds.
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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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You’re all playin’ for second place.
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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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