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As far as playing, I didnt care who guarded me - red, yellow, black. I just didnt want a white guy guarding me, because
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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

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This quote by Larry Bird speaks with the bigotry that was prevalent in the NBA during his playing profession. Bird was a white player, and he understood the bigotry that existed in the league. He was not scared to speak up versus it, and this quote is a testimony to that. Bird was saying that he did not care what color the player was that was securing him, as long as it was not a white player. He felt that it signified disrespect to his video game if a white gamer was safeguarding him. This quote speaks to the bigotry that existed in the NBA during Bird's playing career, and it is a pointer of how far the league has can be found in terms of racial equality.

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Larry Bird This quote is written / told by Larry Bird somewhere between December 7, 1956 and today. He was a famous Coach from USA. The author also have 19 other quotes.

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