I don’t think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You’ve got to keep pushing.
LARRY BIRDIf 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.
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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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
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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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Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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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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It doesn’t matter who scores the points, it’s who can get the ball to the scorer.
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What’s better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
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I’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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First master the fundamentals.
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I really don’t like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have it.
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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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I wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
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