My name’s been on this check for a week now.
LARRY BIRDI just shoot until I feel good.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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It doesn’t matter who scores the points, it’s who can get the ball to the scorer.
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Leadership is getting players to believe in you. 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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Once you are labeled ‘the best’ you want to stay up there, and you can’t do it by loafing around.
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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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You’re all playin’ for second place.
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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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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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It’s been a journey, the NBA. It’s taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
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I wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you’re not giving it all you’ve got.
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I hate to lose more than I like to win.
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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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I’ve always been interested in jobs in the NBA. But I’ve been in this for 20 years and it might be time to do something else.
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Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
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