You’re all playin’ for second place.
LARRY BIRDMy name’s been on this check for a week now.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
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What’s better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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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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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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Maybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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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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But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
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Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
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The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
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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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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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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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It makes me sick when I see a guy just stare at a loose ball and watch it go out of bounds.
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My name’s been on this check for a week now.
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I wasn’t real quick, and I wasn’t real strong. Some guys will just take off and it’s like, whoa. So I beat them with my mind and my fundamentals.
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