I like being by myself.
LARRY BIRD
A 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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I like being by myself.
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First master the fundamentals.
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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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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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I was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game.
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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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It’s been a journey, the NBA. It’s taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
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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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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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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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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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When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro.
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I just shoot until I feel good.
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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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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 used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.
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