I hate to lose more than I like to win.
LARRY BIRDI 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.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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I didn’t play against the toughest competition in high school, but one reason I was able to do well in college was that I mastered the fundamentals.
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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.
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I can see why fans don’t like to watch pro basketball. I don’t, either. It’s not exciting.
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I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
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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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Basketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much.
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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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Before every game I used to go out and shot the same shots over and over and over. In the summer time I spent a lot of time just shooting. So really it just came natural.
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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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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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First master the fundamentals.
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Coaches can talk and talk and talk about something, but if you get it on tape and show it to them, it is so much more effective.
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I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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I wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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