It doesn’t matter who scores the points, it’s who can get the ball to the scorer.
LARRY BIRDBasketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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I’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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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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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 have always been confident in my skills and once the game got going I knew I was probably the best player on the floor most of the time whether it was junior high, high school or college. I knew I had control of the game.
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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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The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
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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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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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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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I think you have to work very hard and dedicate yourself and have the respect of your teammates before you’re about to go out and just try to take a game over by yourself.
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I’ve got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.
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You’re all playin’ for second place.
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First master the fundamentals.
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I don’t know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if somebody – somewhere – was practicing more than me.
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