You’ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
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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Basketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much.
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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 always know what’s happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.
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Maybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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What’s better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
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Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you’re not giving it all you’ve got.
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Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It’s being able to take it as well as dish it out. That’s the only way you’re going to get respect from the players.
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Whether it’s a tie game or down by 1 or up by five, it was always the same shot. So I always felt comfortable with the ball in my hands because it was in there a million times before.
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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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You can make all the excuses you want, but if you’re not mentally tough and you’re not prepared to play every night, you’re not going to win.
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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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Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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