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I don’t think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You’ve got to keep pushing.

Larry Bird

Once you are labeled ‘the best’ you want to stay up there, and you can’t do it by loafing around.
LARRY BIRD

Around Best Label Loafing Once Stay Want
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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Able Better Get Leadership Play Teammate Tell Tough
Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
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Basketball Country Disguise God People Person Player
I had control of the ball. As a coach you sort of put the ball in other player’s hands and let them make decisions for you. But I still get a kick out of winning basketball games and that’s what I’m in this for.
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Basketball Coach Control Decision Game Hand Out Player Sort Still Win
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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Always Bother Got Me Nba One Play Put Really Thing While Guy
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.
LARRY BIRD

Celebrity Else Everybody Guy Hard Like Play
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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Before Dedicate Go Hard Out Respect Teammate Think Try Work Yourself
You can make all the excuses you want, but if you’re not mentally tough and you’re not prepared to play every night, you’re not going to win.
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Excuse Eye Make Mentally Night Play Prepare Tough You
My name’s been on this check for a week now.
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Been Check Name Now Week
There are many times when you are better off practicing than playing; but most people just don’t understand that
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Better Many Most People Play Practise Time Understand
When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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Basketball Down Get When
I just shoot until I feel good.
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Feel Good Just Shoot Until
The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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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.
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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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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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Always Been Do Else Interest Job might Nbs Something Time Twenty Years

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