The nature of competition is such that any number of people invariably have their eyes on the same prize you do. Recognize your assets and employ them to the best of your ability.
LARRY BIRDAnytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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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Basketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much.
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I hate to lose more than I like to win.
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Guys like Larry Bird — he played so hard, he wants everybody else to play hard. That’s not unreasonable. Any coach would want that and demand that.
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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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But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
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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.
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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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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.
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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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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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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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When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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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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You’ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
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