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.
LARRY BIRDWhen I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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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 was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game.
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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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I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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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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Who in their right mind wouldn’t listen to what Larry Bird tells them? He knows what it takes to be a successful player, and he’s letting us do the things to have the success.
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Basketball was always a game to me. One of the greatest things in life for me was to be able to play what I loved dearly and get paid for it. So it was always a game to me and that’s how I perceived everything.
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Maybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
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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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The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
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Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you’re not giving it all you’ve got.
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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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