My name’s been on this check for a week now.
LARRY BIRDGuys 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.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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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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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It doesn’t matter who scores the points, it’s who can get the ball to the scorer.
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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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Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you’re not giving it all you’ve got.
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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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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 didn’t play against the toughest competition in high school, but one reason I was able to do well in college was that I mastered the fundamentals.
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You’re all playin’ for second place.
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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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I’ve got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.
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I think you have to work very hard and dedicate yourself and have the respect of your teammates before you’re about to go out and just try to take a game over by yourself.
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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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Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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First master the fundamentals.
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