The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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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.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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You’ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
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I think a lot of blue collar people related to me because a lot of people work for their money.
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I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
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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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I really don’t like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have it.
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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 bank. I don’t mean she wouldn’t pay the bank, but the children always came first.
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It’s been a journey, the NBA. It’s taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
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Who in their right mind wouldn’t listen to what Larry Bird tells them? He knows what it takes to be a successful player, and he’s letting us do the things to have the success.
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When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro.
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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 hate to lose more than I like to win.
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I had control of the ball. As a coach you sort of put the ball in other player’s hands and let them make decisions for you. But I still get a kick out of winning basketball games and that’s what I’m in this for.
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He who has learned to trust nature finds need for ever fewer external directions. He will discard formula after formula, until he reaches the conclusion: Let nature take its course.
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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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