I don’t think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You’ve got to keep pushing.
LARRY BIRDYou 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.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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I’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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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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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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I wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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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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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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I knew I was as good as anybody. That’s not really bragging; it’s just that I’d put the time in.
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Before every game I used to go out and shot the same shots over and over and over. In the summer time I spent a lot of time just shooting. So really it just came natural.
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I always know what’s happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.
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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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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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When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro.
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When I go to the line I’m thinking ‘All net.’ When I don’t think that, I’m likely to miss.
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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.
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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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