Strength is not nearly as important as desire. I don’t think you can teach anyone desire. I think it’s a gift. I don’t know why I have it, but I do.
LARRY BIRDBefore 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.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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When I go to the line I’m thinking ‘All net.’ When I don’t think that, I’m likely to miss.
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Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you’re not giving it all you’ve got.
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My name’s been on this check for a week now.
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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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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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I learned what my weaknesses were and I went out the next day to turn those weaknesses intro strengths.
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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 just shoot until I feel good.
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It’s been a journey, the NBA. It’s taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
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You’re all playin’ for second place.
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My coach told me, “Larry, no matter how much you work at it, there’s always someone out there who’s working just a little harder – if you take 150 practice shots, he’s taking 200.” And that drove me.
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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..
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I don’t think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You’ve got to keep pushing.
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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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