The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
LARRY BIRDI don’t think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You’ve got to keep pushing.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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The best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
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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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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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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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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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I’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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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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Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
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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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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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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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Before every game I used to go out and shot the same shots over and over and over. In the summer time I spent a lot of time just shooting. So really it just came natural.
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I have always been confident in my skills and once the game got going I knew I was probably the best player on the floor most of the time whether it was junior high, high school or college. I knew I had control of the game.
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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 just shoot until I feel good.
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