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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… — Larry Bird
The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson. — Larry Bird
I don't know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if somebody - somewhere - was practicing more… — Larry Bird
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… — Larry Bird
When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball. — Larry Bird
Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around. — Larry Bird
I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American. — Larry Bird
The best players will play. That's the way it will always be. — Larry Bird
I've been around a while. I kinda know these things. — Larry Bird
If there was a payment to the bank due, and we needed shoes, she'd get the shoes, and then deal with them guys at the… — Larry Bird
While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use, he who has learned to trust nature finds need for ever fewer… — Larry Bird
I like college football, but I'm a huge college basketball fan. I could sit and watch every game of March Madness and be happy. That… — Lewis Black
A leader is a dealer in hope. — Napoleon Bonaparte
I pray if I ever find out I have only about three minutes to live it's during a basketball game, because then I'll have, what,… — Elayne Boosler
I like low-maintenance girls, but at the same time, classy. She needs to take care of herself. But also be a girl who isn't afraid… — Chris Brown
My personal life is the same. At the end of the day, this is just a job. I love what I do, and it's a… — Chris Brown
Everyting negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise. — Kobe Bryant
My parents are my backbone. Still are. They're the only group that will support you if you score zero or you score 40. — Kobe Bryant
I don't want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant. — Kobe Bryant
I'll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it's sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate,… — Kobe Bryant
These young guys are playing checkers. I'm out there playing chess. — Kobe Bryant
I'm chasing perfection. — Kobe Bryant
Everyone looks at your watch and it represents who you are, your values and your personal style. — Kobe Bryant
There's been a lot of talk of me being a one-man show but that's simply not the case. We win games when I score 40… — Kobe Bryant
I've played with IVs before, during and after games. I've played with a broken hand, a sprained ankle, a torn shoulder, a fractured tooth, a… — Kobe Bryant

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