Coaches can talk and talk and talk about something, but if you get it on tape and show it to them, it is so much more effective.
LARRY BIRDMaybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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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Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
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If you tell a teammate you’re ready to play as tough as you’re able to, you’d better go out there and do it.
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Before every game I used to go out and shot the same shots over and over and over. In the summer time I spent a lot of time just shooting. So really it just came natural.
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When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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You’ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
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But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
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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’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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I don’t think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You’ve got to keep pushing.
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When I go to the line I’m thinking ‘All net.’ When I don’t think that, I’m likely to miss.
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My goal was just to try and be the best player on my high school team, and look where I am now. And that was still my goal as a young kid, just to try and be a little better than my brother was.
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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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Don’t let winning make you soft. Don’t let losing make you quit. Don’t let your teammates down in any situation.
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You can make all the excuses you want, but if you’re not mentally tough and you’re not prepared to play every night, you’re not going to win.
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