I just shoot until I feel good.
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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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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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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I always know what’s happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.
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I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
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I can see why fans don’t like to watch pro basketball. I don’t, either. It’s not exciting.
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What’s better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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You’ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
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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 wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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When I was a kid, like 14 or 15, I played with the waiters from the hotel, ’cause that was the best game. And these guys, they’d let me play. And they were black guys.
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First master the fundamentals.
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Strength is not nearly as important as desire. I don’t think you can teach anyone desire. I think it’s a gift. I don’t know why I have it, but I do.
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Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
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I think a lot of blue collar people related to me because a lot of people work for their money.
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But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
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