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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 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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Anybody Bragging Good Just Put Really Time
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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You know when I played, you had me and Kevin (McHale) and some others throughout the league.
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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.
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Anybody Ball Closing Else Every Game Hand Last Second Shot Want
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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Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you’re not giving it all you’ve got.
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When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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Basketball Down Get When
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.
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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.
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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
I hate to lose more than I like to win.
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Hate Like Lose More Win
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.
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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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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 don’t think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You’ve got to keep pushing.
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I like being by myself.
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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.

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