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.
LARRY BIRDI’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.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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 it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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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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When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro.
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I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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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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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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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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The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
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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 don’t think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You’ve got to keep pushing.
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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 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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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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I like being by myself.
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