I like being by myself.
LARRY BIRDThe best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
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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 really don’t like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have it.
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Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
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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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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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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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Maybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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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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It doesn’t matter who scores the points, it’s who can get the ball to the scorer.
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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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There are many times when you are better off practicing than playing; but most people just don’t understand that
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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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I hate to lose more than I like to win.
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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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