I can see why fans don’t like to watch pro basketball. I don’t, either. It’s not exciting.
LARRY BIRDIt’s been a journey, the NBA. It’s taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
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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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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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My goal was just to try and be the best player on my high school team, and look where I am now. And that was still my goal as a young kid, just to try and be a little better than my brother was.
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My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.
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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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I like being by myself.
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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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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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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 mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
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I didn’t play against the toughest competition in high school, but one reason I was able to do well in college was that I mastered the fundamentals.
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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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Whether it’s a tie game or down by 1 or up by five, it was always the same shot. So I always felt comfortable with the ball in my hands because it was in there a million times before.
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I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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I don’t think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You’ve got to keep pushing.
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