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.
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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I like being by myself.
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I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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I wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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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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There are many times when you are better off practicing than playing; but most people just don’t understand that
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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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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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If there was a payment to the bank due, and we needed shoes, she’d get the shoes, and then deal with them guys at the bank. I don’t mean she wouldn’t pay the bank, but the children always came first.
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My name’s been on this check for a week now.
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Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It’s being able to take it as well as dish it out. That’s the only way you’re going to get respect from the players.
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The best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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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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Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
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The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
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