Don’t let winning make you soft. Don’t let losing make you quit. Don’t let your teammates down in any situation.
LARRY BIRDI 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.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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I like being by myself.
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I’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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I really don’t like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have it.
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Guys like Larry Bird — he played so hard, he wants everybody else to play hard. That’s not unreasonable. Any coach would want that and demand that.
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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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I can see why fans don’t like to watch pro basketball. I don’t, either. It’s not exciting.
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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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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 wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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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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I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.
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There are many times when you are better off practicing than playing; but most people just don’t understand that
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The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
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Once you are labeled ‘the best’ you want to stay up there, and you can’t do it by loafing around.
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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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