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My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.

Larry Bird

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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Did Expect Play Player Teammate Then Way
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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Guy Just Like Quick Really Some Strong Take Whoa
I wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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Again Complete Highest Level Nba Want
Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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Again Buzzer Final Inch Push Sound Yourself
Coaches can talk and talk and talk about something, but if you get it on tape and show it to them, it is so much more effective.
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Coach Effort More Much Show So Something Talk Tape
The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
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Better Get Gonna Grow Itself More Win
I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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Around Been Kinda Know These Thing While
Eminem. My son was listening to that and I was like, “What is that junk?” Then I started listening and I thought, You know, that kid is pretty good. It’s the storytelling.
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I like being by myself.
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Being Like Myself
Before every game I used to go out and shot the same shots over and over and over. In the summer time I spent a lot of time just shooting. So really it just came natural.
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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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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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Always Ball Comfortable Five Game Hand Same Shot Tie
My name’s been on this check for a week now.
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Been Check Name Now Week
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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Able Better Get Leadership Play Teammate Tell Tough
Basketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much.
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Basketball Been Enjoy Hard Life Much So Work
When I go to the line I’m thinking ‘All net.’ When I don’t think that, I’m likely to miss.
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All Net Likely Line Miss Think When Go
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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Excuse Eye Make Mentally Night Play Prepare Tough You
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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You’ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
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But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
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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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Blue Collar Lot Money People Relate Think Work
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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Able Better Do Out Play Ready Teammamte Tell Tough
There are many times when you are better off practicing than playing; but most people just don’t understand that
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Better Many Most People Play Practise Time Understand
You’re all playin’ for second place.
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All Player Place Second
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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Brother Goal High Just Look Nest Now Player School Team
Don’t let winning make you soft. Don’t let losing make you quit. Don’t let your teammates down in any situation.
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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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