There are many times when you are better off practicing than playing; but most people just don’t understand that
LARRY BIRDI wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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First master the fundamentals.
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You’re all playin’ for second place.
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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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My name’s been on this check for a week now.
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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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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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Whether it’s a tie game or down by 1 or up by five, it was always the same shot. So I always felt comfortable with the ball in my hands because it was in there a million times before.
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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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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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What’s better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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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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Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
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Once you are labeled ‘the best’ you want to stay up there, and you can’t do it by loafing around.
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