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You never make any of the shots you never take. 87% of the ones you do take, you’ll miss too. I make 110% of my shots.

Larry Bird

First master the fundamentals.
LARRY BIRD

First Fundamental Master
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
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.
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Guy Just Like Quick Really Some Strong Take Whoa
I think that takes it all. That’s the greatest thing you could ever achieve in your sport. So, I have been very fortunate to play on great teams, but the gold medal was probably the best.
LARRY BIRD

Best Gold Greatest Medal Probably Sport Take Thing Think
In the closing seconds of every game, I want the ball in my hands for the last shot – not in anybody else’s, not in anybody else’s in the world.
LARRY BIRD

Anybody Ball Closing Else Every Game Hand Last Second Shot Want
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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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.
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Basketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much.
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Basketball Been Enjoy Hard Life Much So Work
A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.
LARRY BIRD

Accomplish Develop Fail Given One Recognize Skill Some Talent Winner Work
You’re all playin’ for second place.
LARRY BIRD

All Player Place Second
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.
LARRY BIRD

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I’ve always been interested in jobs in the NBA. But I’ve been in this for 20 years and it might be time to do something else.
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I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.
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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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Best Celebrity Country Ever People Person Play Player
I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
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Athlete Country Greatest Mean People Person World
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

You never make any of the shots you never take. 87% of the ones you do take, you’ll miss too. I make 110% of my shots.

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