When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
LARRY BIRDIn the closing seconds of every game, I want the ball in my hands for the last shot – not in anybody else’s, not in anybody else’s in the world.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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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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.
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I always know what’s happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.
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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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I’ve always been interested in jobs in the NBA. But I’ve been in this for 20 years and it might be time to do something else.
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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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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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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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The best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
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Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
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My name’s been on this check for a week now.
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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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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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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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The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
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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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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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I think it’s good for a fan base because as we all know the majority of the fans are white America. And if you just had a couple of white guys in there, you might get them a little excited.
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Maybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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I wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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In the closing seconds of every game, I want the ball in my hands for the last shot – not in anybody else’s, not in anybody else’s in the world.
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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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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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But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
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My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.
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