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 BIRDThere are many times when you are better off practicing than playing; but most people just don’t understand that
More Larry Bird Quotes
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I always know what’s happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.
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I just shoot until I feel good.
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I wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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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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I learned what my weaknesses were and I went out the next day to turn those weaknesses intro strengths.
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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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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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When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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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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I had control of the ball. As a coach you sort of put the ball in other player’s hands and let them make decisions for you. But I still get a kick out of winning basketball games and that’s what I’m in this for.
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There are many times when you are better off practicing than playing; but most people just don’t understand that
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If there was a payment to the bank due, and we needed shoes, she’d get the shoes, and then deal with them guys at the bank. I don’t mean she wouldn’t pay the bank, but the children always came first.
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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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I think you have to work very hard and dedicate yourself and have the respect of your teammates before you’re about to go out and just try to take a game over by yourself.
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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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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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Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
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Eminem. My son was listening to that and I was like, “What is that junk?” Then I started listening and I thought, You know, that kid is pretty good. It’s the storytelling.
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Maybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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When I go to the line I’m thinking ‘All net.’ When I don’t think that, I’m likely to miss.
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It makes me sick when I see a guy just stare at a loose ball and watch it go out of bounds.
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When I was a player, I didn’t expect my teammates to play the way I did. I did expect them to work hard every day and get better. And I never learned anything by losing.
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I’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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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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I was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game.
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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.
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