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Larry Bird

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As far as playing, I didn't care who guarded me - red, yellow, black. I just didn't want a white guy guarding me, because it's disrespect to my game.


— Larry Bird


#because #black #care #disrespect #far

I've got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.


— Larry Bird


#give #got #i #in the end #out

It doesn't matter who scores the points, it's who can get the ball to the scorer.


— Larry Bird


#get #matter #points #scorer #scores

I really don't like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have it.


— Larry Bird


#good #good lord #i #i can #like

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.


— Larry Bird


#bothered #got #guy #i #irritated

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.


— Larry Bird


#fundamentals #guys #i #just #like

The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.


— Larry Bird


#dennis #ever #i #johnson #played

What's better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?


— Larry Bird


#dogs #ever #i #know #mean

When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.


— Larry Bird


#down #gets

A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.


— Larry Bird


#develop #goals #god-given #his #into






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Did you know about Larry Bird?

Drafted into the NBA sixth overall by the Boston Celtics in 1978 Bird started at small forward and power forward for thirteen seasons spearheading one of the NBA's most formidable frontcourts that included center Robert Parish and forward Kevin McHale. Bird's competitive nature often emerged in nearly constant trash-talking on the court. Bird was widely considered one of Red Auerbach's favorite players.

Larry Joe Bird (born December 7 1956) is an American former NBA basketball player coach and team president. Drafted into the NBA sixth overall by the Boston Celtics in 1978 Bird started at small forward and power forward for thirteen seasons spearheading one of the NBA's most formidable frontcourts that included center Robert Parish and forward Kevin McHale. He served as head coach of the Indiana Pacers from 1997 to 2000.

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