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.
LARRY BIRDI can see why fans don’t like to watch pro basketball. I don’t, either. It’s not exciting.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
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I wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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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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Before every game I used to go out and shot the same shots over and over and over. In the summer time I spent a lot of time just shooting. So really it just came natural.
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I can see why fans don’t like to watch pro basketball. I don’t, either. It’s not exciting.
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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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The 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.
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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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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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You’re all playin’ for second place.
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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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Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
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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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