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.
LARRY BIRDPlayers will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you’re not giving it all you’ve got.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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My name’s been on this check for a week now.
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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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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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My goal was just to try and be the best player on my high school team, and look where I am now. And that was still my goal as a young kid, just to try and be a little better than my brother was.
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Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you’re not giving it all you’ve got.
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Whether it’s a tie game or down by 1 or up by five, it was always the same shot. So I always felt comfortable with the ball in my hands because it was in there a million times before.
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I didn’t play against the toughest competition in high school, but one reason I was able to do well in college was that I mastered the fundamentals.
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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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I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.
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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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I just shoot until I feel good.
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But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
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The best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
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You’ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
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I wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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