First master the fundamentals.
LARRY BIRDI used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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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Maybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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I wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
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Once you are labeled ‘the best’ you want to stay up there, and you can’t do it by loafing around.
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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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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 more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
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I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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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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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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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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I think it’s good for a fan base because as we all know the majority of the fans are white America. And if you just had a couple of white guys in there, you might get them a little excited.
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Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
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When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro.
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