Eminem. My son was listening to that and I was like, “What is that junk?” Then I started listening and I thought, You know, that kid is pretty good. It’s the storytelling.
LARRY BIRDI 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.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
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I’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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You can make all the excuses you want, but if you’re not mentally tough and you’re not prepared to play every night, you’re not going to win.
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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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I learned what my weaknesses were and I went out the next day to turn those weaknesses intro strengths.
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Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It’s being able to take it as well as dish it out. That’s the only way you’re going to get respect from the players.
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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 more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
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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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It doesn’t matter who scores the points, it’s who can get the ball to the scorer.
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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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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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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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My coach told me, “Larry, no matter how much you work at it, there’s always someone out there who’s working just a little harder – if you take 150 practice shots, he’s taking 200.” And that drove me.
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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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