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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.

Larry Bird

The best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
LARRY BIRD

Always Be Best Play Player Way Will
I had control of the ball. As a coach you sort of put the ball in other player’s hands and let them make decisions for you. But I still get a kick out of winning basketball games and that’s what I’m in this for.
LARRY BIRD

Basketball Coach Control Decision Game Hand Out Player Sort Still Win
Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
LARRY BIRD

Basketball Country Disguise God People Person Player
When I go to the line I’m thinking ‘All net.’ When I don’t think that, I’m likely to miss.
LARRY BIRD

All Net Likely Line Miss Think When Go
When I was a kid, like 14 or 15, I played with the waiters from the hotel, ’cause that was the best game. And these guys, they’d let me play. And they were black guys.
LARRY BIRD

Bets Cause Fifteen Fourteen Game Hotel Play Waiter When
I was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game.
LARRY BIRD

Always Ball Control Decision Easier Game Make
I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
LARRY BIRD

Around Been Kinda Know These Thing While
I wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
LARRY BIRD

Again Complete Highest Level Nba Want
My coach told me, “Larry, no matter how much you work at it, there’s always someone out there who’s working just a little harder – if you take 150 practice shots, he’s taking 200.” And that drove me.
LARRY BIRD

Always Coach Hard Litle Matter Much Someone Told Work
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.
LARRY BIRD

Black Care Dissapeard Far Guard Guy Play Red Want While Yellow
Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you’re not giving it all you’ve got.
LARRY BIRD

All Give Got Phony Player Right See Teel
You’re all playin’ for second place.
LARRY BIRD

All Player Place Second
The one thing that always bothered me when I played in the NBA was I really got irritated when they put a white guy on me.
LARRY BIRD

Always Bother Got Me Nba One Play Put Really Thing While Guy
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 BIRD

Become Court Dream Exactly Leave never Pro Until Want When Young
You’ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
LARRY BIRD

Before Down Play Think When
I don’t think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You’ve got to keep pushing.
LARRY BIRD

Get Keep Level Once One Push Relax Think

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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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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