I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
LARRY BIRDWhile day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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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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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My coach told me, “Larry, no matter how much you work at it, there’s always someone out there who’s working just a little harder – if you take 150 practice shots, he’s taking 200.” And that drove me.
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When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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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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I don’t know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if somebody – somewhere – was practicing more than me.
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Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It’s being able to take it as well as dish it out. That’s the only way you’re going to get respect from the players.
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I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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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 wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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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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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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I think a lot of blue collar people related to me because a lot of people work for their money.
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I like being by myself.
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I hate to lose more than I like to win.
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