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.
LARRY BIRDOnce you are labeled ‘the best’ you want to stay up there, and you can’t do it by loafing around.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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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I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.
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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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My name’s been on this check for a week now.
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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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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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You’re all playin’ for second place.
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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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Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you’re not giving it all you’ve got.
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The best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
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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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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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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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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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Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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