Basketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much.
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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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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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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I don’t know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if somebody – somewhere – was practicing more than me.
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Maybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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I just shoot until I feel good.
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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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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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My coach told me, “Larry, no matter how much you work at it, there’s always someone out there who’s working just a little harder – if you take 150 practice shots, he’s taking 200.” And that drove me.
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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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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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Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
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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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Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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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 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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