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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.

Larry Bird

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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Good Junk Like Listen Listening Music Person Pretty Son Start Storytelling Thought
My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.
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Basketball Court Opinion Play Step Taught Way When Win
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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Able Better Do Out Play Ready Teammamte Tell Tough
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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College Competition Fundamental High Master Play School
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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Country Do Let Listen Mind People Person Player Right Successful Take
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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End Got Somehow Theory Time Work
I don’t think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You’ve got to keep pushing.
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Get Keep Level Once One Push Relax Think
You’re all playin’ for second place.
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All Player Place Second
I was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game.
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Always Ball Control Decision Easier Game Make
As far as playing, I didn’t care who guarded me – red, yellow, black. I just didn’t want a white guy guarding me, because it’s disrespect to my game.
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Black Care Dissapeard Far Guard Guy Play Red Want While Yellow
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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Ball Bound Go Guy Loose Make See Sick Stare Watch
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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Coach Effort More Much Show So Something Talk Tape
I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.
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Far Feeling Love Made Run Skin Tingle Too Use
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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Competition Do Eye Inavarible Nature Number People Prize Same Such
If there was a payment to the bank due, and we needed shoes, she’d get the shoes, and then deal with them guys at the bank. I don’t mean she wouldn’t pay the bank, but the children always came first.
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Bank Children Deal Due Guy Need Payment Show
The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
LARRY BIRD

Better Get Gonna Grow Itself More Win

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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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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