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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

Once you are labeled ‘the best’ you want to stay up there, and you can’t do it by loafing around.
LARRY BIRD

Around Best Label Loafing Once Stay Want
The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
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Better Get Gonna Grow Itself More Win
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.
LARRY BIRD

Anybody Ball Closing Else Every Game Hand Last Second Shot Want
Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It’s being able to take it as well as dish it out. That’s the only way you’re going to get respect from the players.
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Able Ball Being Crowd Dish Drive Get Involve Leadership Loose Player Take Well
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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Anybody Bragging Good Just Put Really Time
I was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game.
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Always Ball Control Decision Easier Game Make
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
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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Always Ball Comfortable Five Game Hand Same Shot Tie
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
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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Good Junk Like Listen Listening Music Person Pretty Son Start Storytelling Thought
Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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Again Buzzer Final Inch Push Sound Yourself
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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Always Been Best Confident Floor Game Go Got Knew Most Once Player Probably Skill Time
You know when I played, you had me and Kevin (McHale) and some others throughout the league.
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Celebrity Country Know League Other People Person Play Throughout
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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Before Dedicate Go Hard Out Respect Teammate Think Try Work Yourself
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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Always Been Do Else Interest Job might Nbs Something Time Twenty Years
I like being by myself.
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Being Like Myself

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