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.
LARRY BIRDHe who has learned to trust nature finds need for ever fewer external directions. He will discard formula after formula, until he reaches the conclusion: Let nature take its course.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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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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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I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.
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You’re all playin’ for second place.
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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 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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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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I was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game.
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You never make any of the shots you never take. 87% of the ones you do take, you’ll miss too. I make 110% of my shots.
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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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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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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
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When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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Basketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much.
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