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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.

Larry Bird

I’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
LARRY BIRD

Believer Firm Play Practice Way
As far as playing, I didn’t care who guarded me – red, yellow, black. I just didn’t want a white guy guarding me, because it’s disrespect to my game.
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Black Care Dissapeard Far Guard Guy Play Red Want While Yellow
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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Competition Do Eye Inavarible Nature Number People Prize Same Such
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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Country Do Let Listen Mind People Person Player Right Successful Take
When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
LARRY BIRD

Basketball Down Get When
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
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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Best Gold Greatest Medal Probably Sport Take Thing Think
I have always been confident in my skills and once the game got going I knew I was probably the best player on the floor most of the time whether it was junior high, high school or college. I knew I had control of the game.
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Always Been Best Confident Floor Game Go Got Knew Most Once Player Probably Skill Time
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
I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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Around Been Kinda Know These Thing While
My name’s been on this check for a week now.
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Been Check Name Now Week
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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Good Junk Like Listen Listening Music Person Pretty Son Start Storytelling Thought
I wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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Again Complete Highest Level Nba Want
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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Down Let Lose Make Situation Soft Teammate Win
Once you are labeled ‘the best’ you want to stay up there, and you can’t do it by loafing around.
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Around Best Label Loafing Once Stay Want
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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Celebrity Else Everybody Guy Hard Like Play

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