Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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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.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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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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Before every game I used to go out and shot the same shots over and over and over. In the summer time I spent a lot of time just shooting. So really it just came natural.
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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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The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
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It doesn’t matter who scores the points, it’s who can get the ball to the scorer.
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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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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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Basketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much.
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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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A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.
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I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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I wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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You’re all playin’ for second place.
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When I go to the line I’m thinking ‘All net.’ When I don’t think that, I’m likely to miss.
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