My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.
LARRY BIRDPush yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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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First master the fundamentals.
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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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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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What’s better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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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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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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The one thing that always bothered me when I played in the NBA was I really got irritated when they put a white guy on me.
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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
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If you tell a teammate you’re ready to play as tough as you’re able to, you’d better go out there and do it.
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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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I can see why fans don’t like to watch pro basketball. I don’t, either. It’s not exciting.
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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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I have always been confident in my skills and once the game got going I knew I was probably the best player on the floor most of the time whether it was junior high, high school or college. I knew I had control of the game.
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