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When I was a player, I didn’t expect my teammates to play the way I did. I did expect them to work hard every day and get better. And I never learned anything by losing.

Larry Bird

I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
LARRY BIRD

Athlete Country Greatest Mean People Person World
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’ve got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.
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I can see why fans don’t like to watch pro basketball. I don’t, either. It’s not exciting.
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There are many times when you are better off practicing than playing; but most people just don’t understand that
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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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I just shoot until I feel good.
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Feel Good Just Shoot Until
It doesn’t matter who scores the points, it’s who can get the ball to the scorer.
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Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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My coach told me, “Larry, no matter how much you work at it, there’s always someone out there who’s working just a little harder – if you take 150 practice shots, he’s taking 200.” And that drove me.
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Always Coach Hard Litle Matter Much Someone Told Work
What’s better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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Better Boomstick Dog Ever Know Mean World
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 wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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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.
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I think that takes it all. That’s the greatest thing you could ever achieve in your sport. So, I have been very fortunate to play on great teams, but the gold medal was probably the best.
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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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When I was a player, I didn’t expect my teammates to play the way I did. I did expect them to work hard every day and get better. And I never learned anything by losing.

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