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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You’re all playin’ for second place.
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Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
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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 nature of competition is such that any number of people invariably have their eyes on the same prize you do. Recognize your assets and employ them to the best of your ability.
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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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What’s better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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There are many times when you are better off practicing than playing; but most people just don’t understand that
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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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Coaches can talk and talk and talk about something, but if you get it on tape and show it to them, it is so much more effective.
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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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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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I can see why fans don’t like to watch pro basketball. I don’t, either. It’s not exciting.
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I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
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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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Maybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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