When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro.
LARRY BIRDThe best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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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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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I like being by myself.
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Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
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My goal was just to try and be the best player on my high school team, and look where I am now. And that was still my goal as a young kid, just to try and be a little better than my brother was.
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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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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 don’t think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You’ve got to keep pushing.
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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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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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When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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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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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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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’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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