Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
LARRY BIRDIt’s been a journey, the NBA. It’s taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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You’re all playin’ for second place.
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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 really don’t like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have it.
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Basketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much.
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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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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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My name’s been on this check for a week now.
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But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
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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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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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I learned what my weaknesses were and I went out the next day to turn those weaknesses intro strengths.
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I like being by myself.
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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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When I go to the line I’m thinking ‘All net.’ When I don’t think that, I’m likely to miss.
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