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 BIRDI was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It’s being able to take it as well as dish it out. That’s the only way you’re going to get respect from the players.
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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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My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.
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The best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
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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 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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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 really don’t like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have 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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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.
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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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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
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