I wasn’t real quick, and I wasn’t real strong. Some guys will just take off and it’s like, whoa. So I beat them with my mind and my fundamentals.
LARRY BIRDBasketball 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.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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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I like being by myself.
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I just shoot until I feel good.
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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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I hate to lose more than I like to win.
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When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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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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Leadership is getting players to believe in you. 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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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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First master the fundamentals.
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You can make all the excuses you want, but if you’re not mentally tough and you’re not prepared to play every night, you’re not going to win.
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I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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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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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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