I’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
LARRY BIRDWhen 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.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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Once you are labeled ‘the best’ you want to stay up there, and you can’t do it by loafing around.
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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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I really don’t like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have it.
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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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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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I wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro.
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First master the fundamentals.
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You’re all playin’ for second place.
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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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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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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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I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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Leadership is getting players to believe in you. 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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