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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.

Larry Bird

Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
LARRY BIRD

Anytime Country Gold Got Medial Opportunity Play Win
I knew I was as good as anybody. That’s not really bragging; it’s just that I’d put the time in.
LARRY BIRD

Anybody Bragging Good Just Put Really Time
I don’t know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if somebody – somewhere – was practicing more than me.
LARRY BIRD

Anybody Enough Know More Practical Practice Somebody Somewhere Still Wonder
My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.
LARRY BIRD

Basketball Court Opinion Play Step Taught Way When Win
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.
LARRY BIRD

Basketball Coach Control Decision Game Hand Out Player Sort Still Win
I was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game.
LARRY BIRD

Always Ball Control Decision Easier Game Make
Basketball was always a game to me. One of the greatest things in life for me was to be able to play what I loved dearly and get paid for it. So it was always a game to me and that’s how I perceived everything.
LARRY BIRD

Able Always Basketball Dearly Everything Game Get Greatest Life Love One Paid Perceive Play Thing
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.
LARRY BIRD

Always Coach Hard Litle Matter Much Someone Told Work
I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.
LARRY BIRD

Far Feeling Love Made Run Skin Tingle Too Use
I’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
LARRY BIRD

Believer Firm Play Practice Way
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.
LARRY BIRD

Country Do Let Listen Mind People Person Player Right Successful Take
I think it’s good for a fan base because as we all know the majority of the fans are white America. And if you just had a couple of white guys in there, you might get them a little excited.
LARRY BIRD

Base Excite Fan Good Little Majority might Think
I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
LARRY BIRD

Around Been Kinda Know These Thing While
I just shoot until I feel good.
LARRY BIRD

Feel Good Just Shoot Until
You know when I played, you had me and Kevin (McHale) and some others throughout the league.
LARRY BIRD

Celebrity Country Know League Other People Person Play Throughout
You never make any of the shots you never take. 87% of the ones you do take, you’ll miss too. I make 110% of my shots.
LARRY BIRD

Any Hundred Make Miss never Percent Shot Take Ten

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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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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