He 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.
LARRY BIRDA winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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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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Basketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much.
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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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You’ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
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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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Basketball was always a game to me. One of the greatest things in life for me was to be able to play what I loved dearly and get paid for it. So it was always a game to me and that’s how I perceived everything.
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I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
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My name’s been on this check for a week now.
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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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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.
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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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I wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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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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I think a lot of blue collar people related to me because a lot of people work for their money.
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