You’re all playin’ for second place.
LARRY BIRDI learned what my weaknesses were and I went out the next day to turn those weaknesses intro strengths.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.
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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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You know when I played, you had me and Kevin (McHale) and some others throughout the league.
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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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The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
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It’s been a journey, the NBA. It’s taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
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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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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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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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When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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Maybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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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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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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But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
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I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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