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.
LARRY BIRDIt makes me sick when I see a guy just stare at a loose ball and watch it go out of bounds.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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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It doesn’t matter who scores the points, it’s who can get the ball to the scorer.
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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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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’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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I don’t think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You’ve got to keep pushing.
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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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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.
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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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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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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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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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I was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game.
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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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You’re all playin’ for second place.
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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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I wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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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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You’ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
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But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
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The best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
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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 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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First master the fundamentals.
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I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
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The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
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