My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.
LARRY BIRDLeadership 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..
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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I wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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I have always been confident in my skills and once the game got going I knew I was probably the best player on the floor most of the time whether it was junior high, high school or college. I knew I had control of the game.
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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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It doesn’t matter who scores the points, it’s who can get the ball to the scorer.
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Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
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You’ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
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I just shoot until I feel good.
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Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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The best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
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Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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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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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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Whether it’s a tie game or down by 1 or up by five, it was always the same shot. So I always felt comfortable with the ball in my hands because it was in there a million times before.
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