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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.

Larry Bird

You’ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
LARRY BIRD

Before Down Play Think When
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
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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Always Coach Hard Litle Matter Much Someone Told Work
Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
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Basketball Crucial Development Habit Practical
I don’t think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You’ve got to keep pushing.
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Get Keep Level Once One Push Relax Think
I think a lot of blue collar people related to me because a lot of people work for their money.
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Blue Collar Lot Money People Relate Think Work
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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Did Expect Play Player Teammate Then Way
Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
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Anytime Country Gold Got Medial Opportunity Play Win
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

Become Court Dream Exactly Leave never Pro Until Want When Young
Coaches can talk and talk and talk about something, but if you get it on tape and show it to them, it is so much more effective.
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Coach Effort More Much Show So Something Talk Tape
I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
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Athlete Country Greatest Mean People Person World
I like being by myself.
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Being Like Myself
First master the fundamentals.
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First Fundamental Master
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
The nature of competition is such that any number of people invariably have their eyes on the same prize you do. Recognize your assets and employ them to the best of your ability.
LARRY BIRD

Competition Do Eye Inavarible Nature Number People Prize Same Such
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

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