The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
LARRY BIRDWhat’s better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
More Larry Bird Quotes
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When I was a kid, like 14 or 15, I played with the waiters from the hotel, ’cause that was the best game. And these guys, they’d let me play. And they were black guys.
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I think it’s good for a fan base because as we all know the majority of the fans are white America. And if you just had a couple of white guys in there, you might get them a little excited.
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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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Guys like Larry Bird — he played so hard, he wants everybody else to play hard. That’s not unreasonable. Any coach would want that and demand that.
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I’ve got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.
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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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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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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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I think a lot of blue collar people related to me because a lot of people work for their money.
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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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The best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
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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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I don’t think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You’ve got to keep pushing.
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Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
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