I can see why fans don’t like to watch pro basketball. I don’t, either. It’s not exciting.
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 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 think you have to work very hard and dedicate yourself and have the respect of your teammates before you’re about to go out and just try to take a game over by yourself.
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He who has learned to trust nature finds need for ever fewer external directions. He will discard formula after formula, until he reaches the conclusion: Let nature take its course.
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In the closing seconds of every game, I want the ball in my hands for the last shot – not in anybody else’s, not in anybody else’s in the world.
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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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I just shoot until I feel good.
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Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
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You never make any of the shots you never take. 87% of the ones you do take, you’ll miss too. I make 110% of my shots.
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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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The best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
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First master the fundamentals.
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I’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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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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I had control of the ball. As a coach you sort of put the ball in other player’s hands and let them make decisions for you. But I still get a kick out of winning basketball games and that’s what I’m in this for.
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But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
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