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.
LARRY BIRDMichael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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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You’ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
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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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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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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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I think a lot of blue collar people related to me because a lot of people work for their money.
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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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Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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I wasn’t real quick, and I wasn’t real strong. Some guys will just take off and it’s like, whoa. So I beat them with my mind and my fundamentals.
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I always know what’s happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.
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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
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Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
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