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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

I don’t think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You’ve got to keep pushing.
LARRY BIRD

Get Keep Level Once One Push Relax Think
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.
LARRY BIRD

Guy Just Like Quick Really Some Strong Take Whoa
Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you’re not giving it all you’ve got.
LARRY BIRD

All Give Got Phony Player Right See Teel
I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
LARRY BIRD

Around Been Kinda Know These Thing While
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.
LARRY BIRD

Excuse Eye Make Mentally Night Play Prepare Tough You
Maybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
LARRY BIRD

Celebrity Country Disguise God Maybe People Person
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
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

Able Ball Being Crowd Dish Drive Get Involve Leadership Loose Player Take Well
While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
LARRY BIRD

Day Future Overzealous Store Student Use While
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
Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
LARRY BIRD

Basketball Crucial Development Habit Practical
I’ve got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.
LARRY BIRD

End Got Somehow Theory Time Work
It’s been a journey, the NBA. It’s taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
LARRY BIRD

Been Ever Expect Farther Journey Lot Nba Taken
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
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.
LARRY BIRD

Able Better Do Out Play Ready Teammamte Tell Tough
Strength is not nearly as important as desire. I don’t think you can teach anyone desire. I think it’s a gift. I don’t know why I have it, but I do.
LARRY BIRD

Anyone Desire Important Merely Strength Teach Think

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.

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