A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.
LARRY BIRDI like being by myself.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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When I was a kid, like 14 or 15, I played with the waiters from the hotel, ’cause that was the best game. And these guys, they’d let me play. And they were black guys.
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But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
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Basketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much.
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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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My name’s been on this check for a week now.
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I think it’s good for a fan base because as we all know the majority of the fans are white America. And if you just had a couple of white guys in there, you might get them a little excited.
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I knew I was as good as anybody. That’s not really bragging; it’s just that I’d put the time in.
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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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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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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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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 don’t know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if somebody – somewhere – was practicing more than me.
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You’ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
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It’s been a journey, the NBA. It’s taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
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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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You know when I played, you had me and Kevin (McHale) and some others throughout the league.
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First master the fundamentals.
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I learned what my weaknesses were and I went out the next day to turn those weaknesses intro strengths.
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My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.
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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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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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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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I always know what’s happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.
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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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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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I just shoot until I feel good.
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