I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
LARRY BIRDI knew I was as good as anybody. That’s not really bragging; it’s just that I’d put the time in.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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He who has learned to trust nature finds need for ever fewer external directions. He will discard formula after formula, until he reaches the conclusion: Let nature take its course.
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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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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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When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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Don’t let winning make you soft. Don’t let losing make you quit. Don’t let your teammates down in any situation.
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Strength is not nearly as important as desire. I don’t think you can teach anyone desire. I think it’s a gift. I don’t know why I have it, but I do.
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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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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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First master the fundamentals.
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Basketball was always a game to me. One of the greatest things in life for me was to be able to play what I loved dearly and get paid for it. So it was always a game to me and that’s how I perceived everything.
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The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
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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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You know when I played, you had me and Kevin (McHale) and some others throughout the league.
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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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Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
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