First master the fundamentals.
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 was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game.
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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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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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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.
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But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
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Basketball was always a game to me. One of the greatest things in life for me was to be able to play what I loved dearly and get paid for it. So it was always a game to me and that’s how I perceived everything.
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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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What’s better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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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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Guys like Larry Bird — he played so hard, he wants everybody else to play hard. That’s not unreasonable. Any coach would want that and demand that.
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It’s been a journey, the NBA. It’s taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
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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 think a lot of blue collar people related to me because a lot of people work for their money.
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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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