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I knew I was as good as anybody. That’s not really bragging; it’s just that I’d put the time in.

Larry Bird

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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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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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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It makes me sick when I see a guy just stare at a loose ball and watch it go out of bounds.
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Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
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Basketball Crucial Development Habit Practical
I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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I knew I was as good as anybody. That’s not really bragging; it’s just that I’d put the time in.
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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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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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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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Basketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much.
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When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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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 don’t think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You’ve got to keep pushing.
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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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I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.
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The one thing that always bothered me when I played in the NBA was I really got irritated when they put a white guy on me.
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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’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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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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You’re all playin’ for second place.
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All Player Place Second
My name’s been on this check for a week now.
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Been Check Name Now Week
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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You’ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
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Eminem. My son was listening to that and I was like, “What is that junk?” Then I started listening and I thought, You know, that kid is pretty good. It’s the storytelling.
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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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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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