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.
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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Who in their right mind wouldn’t listen to what Larry Bird tells them? He knows what it takes to be a successful player, and he’s letting us do the things to have the success.
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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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It’s been a journey, the NBA. It’s taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
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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 wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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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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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.
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Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
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It doesn’t matter who scores the points, it’s who can get the ball to the scorer.
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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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The one thing that always bothered me when I played in the NBA was I really got irritated when they put a white guy on me.
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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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Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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As far as playing, I didn’t care who guarded me – red, yellow, black. I just didn’t want a white guy guarding me, because it’s disrespect to my game.
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Maybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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