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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.

Larry Bird

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.
LARRY BIRD

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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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I don’t think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You’ve got to keep pushing.
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But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
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Strength is not nearly as important as desire. I don’t think you can teach anyone desire. I think it’s a gift. I don’t know why I have it, but I do.
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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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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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I had control of the ball. As a coach you sort of put the ball in other player’s hands and let them make decisions for you. But I still get a kick out of winning basketball games and that’s what I’m in this for.
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You’re all playin’ for second place.
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It makes me sick when I see a guy just stare at a loose ball and watch it go out of bounds.
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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 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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Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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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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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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I just shoot until I feel good.
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Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
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First master the fundamentals.
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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 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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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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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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The best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
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I’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
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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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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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