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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.

Larry Bird

First master the fundamentals.
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First Fundamental Master
What’s better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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Better Boomstick Dog Ever Know Mean World
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
The best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
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Always Be Best Play Player Way Will
While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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Day Future Overzealous Store Student Use While
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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Anybody Enough Know More Practical Practice Somebody Somewhere Still Wonder
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.
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Anyone Desire Important Merely Strength Teach Think
As far as playing, I didn’t care who guarded me – red, yellow, black. I just didn’t want a white guy guarding me, because it’s disrespect to my game.
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Black Care Dissapeard Far Guard Guy Play Red Want While Yellow
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.
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Excuse Eye Make Mentally Night Play Prepare Tough You
Maybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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Celebrity Country Disguise God Maybe People Person
It doesn’t matter who scores the points, it’s who can get the ball to the scorer.
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Able Believe Get Leadership Play Player Ready Teammate Tough You
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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Best Gold Greatest Medal Probably Sport Take Thing Think
My goal was just to try and be the best player on my high school team, and look where I am now. And that was still my goal as a young kid, just to try and be a little better than my brother was.
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Brother Goal High Just Look Nest Now Player School Team
I can see why fans don’t like to watch pro basketball. I don’t, either. It’s not exciting.
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Basketball Either Excite Fan See Watch
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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It makes me sick when I see a guy just stare at a loose ball and watch it go out of bounds.
LARRY BIRD

Ball Bound Go Guy Loose Make See Sick Stare Watch

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