I don’t think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You’ve got to keep pushing.
LARRY BIRDDon’t let winning make you soft. Don’t let losing make you quit. Don’t let your teammates down in any situation.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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When I was a player, I didn’t expect my teammates to play the way I did. I did expect them to work hard every day and get better. And I never learned anything by losing.
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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 was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game.
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I think that takes it all. That’s the greatest thing you could ever achieve in your sport. So, I have been very fortunate to play on great teams, but the gold medal was probably the best.
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I just shoot until I feel good.
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My name’s been on this check for a week now.
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I knew I was as good as anybody. That’s not really bragging; it’s just that I’d put the time in.
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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 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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You’ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
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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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Maybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
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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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In the closing seconds of every game, I want the ball in my hands for the last shot – not in anybody else’s, not in anybody else’s in the world.
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