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The one thing that always bothered me when I played in the NBA was I really got irritated when they put a white guy on me.

Larry Bird

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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Able Better Get Leadership Play Teammate Tell Tough
I knew I was as good as anybody. That’s not really bragging; it’s just that I’d put the time in.
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Anybody Bragging Good Just Put Really Time
My name’s been on this check for a week now.
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Been Check Name Now Week
I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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Around Been Kinda Know These Thing While
Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
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Basketball Country Disguise God People Person Player
I can see why fans don’t like to watch pro basketball. I don’t, either. It’s not exciting.
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Basketball Either Excite Fan See Watch
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.
LARRY BIRD

Brother Goal High Just Look Nest Now Player School Team
A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.
LARRY BIRD

Accomplish Develop Fail Given One Recognize Skill Some Talent Winner Work
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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College Competition Fundamental High Master Play School
As far as playing, I didn’t care who guarded me – red, yellow, black. I just didn’t want a white guy guarding me, because it’s disrespect to my game.
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Black Care Dissapeard Far Guard Guy Play Red Want While Yellow
I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
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Athlete Country Greatest Mean People Person World
I think that takes it all. That’s the greatest thing you could ever achieve in your sport. So, I have been very fortunate to play on great teams, but the gold medal was probably the best.
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Best Gold Greatest Medal Probably Sport Take Thing Think
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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Celebrity Else Everybody Guy Hard Like Play
When I was a kid, like 14 or 15, I played with the waiters from the hotel, ’cause that was the best game. And these guys, they’d let me play. And they were black guys.
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Bets Cause Fifteen Fourteen Game Hotel Play Waiter When
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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All Give Got Phony Player Right See Teel
I learned what my weaknesses were and I went out the next day to turn those weaknesses intro strengths.
LARRY BIRD

Day Into Learn Next Strength Weakness Went

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