I’ve got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.
LARRY BIRDWhile day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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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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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Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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I knew I was as good as anybody. That’s not really bragging; it’s just that I’d put the time in.
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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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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 wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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I think that takes it all. That’s the greatest thing you could ever achieve in your sport. So, I have been very fortunate to play on great teams, but the gold medal was probably the best.
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Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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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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Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
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The nature of competition is such that any number of people invariably have their eyes on the same prize you do. Recognize your assets and employ them to the best of your ability.
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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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