I don’t think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You’ve got to keep pushing.
LARRY BIRD
I’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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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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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Eminem. My son was listening to that and I was like, “What is that junk?” Then I started listening and I thought, You know, that kid is pretty good. It’s the storytelling.
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I don’t know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if somebody – somewhere – was practicing more than me.
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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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It’s been a journey, the NBA. It’s taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
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Leadership is getting players to believe in you. 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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When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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Maybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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There are many times when you are better off practicing than playing; but most people just don’t understand that
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But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
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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.
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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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The best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
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I wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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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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