The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
LARRY BIRDI 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.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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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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Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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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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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 was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game.
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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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I just shoot until I feel good.
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You’re all playin’ for second place.
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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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Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
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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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Leadership is getting players to believe in you. 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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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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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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