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I was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game.

Larry Bird

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.
LARRY BIRD

Able Always Basketball Dearly Everything Game Get Greatest Life Love One Paid Perceive Play Thing
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.
LARRY BIRD

Anybody Enough Know More Practical Practice Somebody Somewhere Still Wonder
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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Ball Bound Go Guy Loose Make See Sick Stare Watch
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.
LARRY BIRD

Bets Cause Fifteen Fourteen Game Hotel Play Waiter When
I hate to lose more than I like to win.
LARRY BIRD

Hate Like Lose More Win
Don’t let winning make you soft. Don’t let losing make you quit. Don’t let your teammates down in any situation.
LARRY BIRD

Down Let Lose Make Situation Soft Teammate Win
My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.
LARRY BIRD

Basketball Court Opinion Play Step Taught Way When Win
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 BIRD

Competition Do Eye Inavarible Nature Number People Prize Same Such
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.
LARRY BIRD

Guy Just Like Quick Really Some Strong Take Whoa
Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
LARRY BIRD

Again Buzzer Final Inch Push Sound Yourself
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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Any Before Dhot Game Go Natural Over Same Summer Use
Who in their right mind wouldn’t listen to what Larry Bird tells them? He knows what it takes to be a successful player, and he’s letting us do the things to have the success.
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Country Do Let Listen Mind People Person Player Right Successful Take
You can make all the excuses you want, but if you’re not mentally tough and you’re not prepared to play every night, you’re not going to win.
LARRY BIRD

Excuse Eye Make Mentally Night Play Prepare Tough You
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..
LARRY BIRD

Able Better Get Leadership Play Teammate Tell Tough
The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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Announcers Basketball Eye
Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
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Anytime Country Gold Got Medial Opportunity Play Win

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