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.
LARRY BIRDThe 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.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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First master the fundamentals.
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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 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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The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
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When I was a player, I didn’t expect my teammates to play the way I did. I did expect them to work hard every day and get better. And I never learned anything by losing.
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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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Maybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
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Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
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I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.
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I like being by myself.
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But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
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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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You know when I played, you had me and Kevin (McHale) and some others throughout the league.
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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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