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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.

Larry Bird

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.
LARRY BIRD

College Competition Fundamental High Master Play School
Maybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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Celebrity Country Disguise God Maybe People Person
I think you have to work very hard and dedicate yourself and have the respect of your teammates before you’re about to go out and just try to take a game over by yourself.
LARRY BIRD

Before Dedicate Go Hard Out Respect Teammate Think Try Work Yourself
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
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
I hate to lose more than I like to win.
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Hate Like Lose More Win
I really don’t like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have it.
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Good Have Like Money Really Say Talk Want
Strength is not nearly as important as desire. I don’t think you can teach anyone desire. I think it’s a gift. I don’t know why I have it, but I do.
LARRY BIRD

Anyone Desire Important Merely Strength Teach Think
When I was a player, I didn’t expect my teammates to play the way I did. I did expect them to work hard every day and get better. And I never learned anything by losing.
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Did Expect Play Player Teammate Then Way
I think a lot of blue collar people related to me because a lot of people work for their money.
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Blue Collar Lot Money People Relate Think Work
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
My goal was just to try and be the best player on my high school team, and look where I am now. And that was still my goal as a young kid, just to try and be a little better than my brother was.
LARRY BIRD

Brother Goal High Just Look Nest Now Player School Team
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.
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Bets Cause Fifteen Fourteen Game Hotel Play Waiter When
The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
LARRY BIRD

Announcers Basketball Eye
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

Able Always Basketball Dearly Everything Game Get Greatest Life Love One Paid Perceive Play Thing
I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
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Athlete Country Greatest Mean People Person World

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