I’ve got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.
LARRY BIRDWhether 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.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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Maybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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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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First master the fundamentals.
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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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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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If there was a payment to the bank due, and we needed shoes, she’d get the shoes, and then deal with them guys at the bank. I don’t mean she wouldn’t pay the bank, but the children always came first.
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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 learned what my weaknesses were and I went out the next day to turn those weaknesses intro strengths.
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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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Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
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My name’s been on this check for a week now.
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I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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I think it’s good for a fan base because as we all know the majority of the fans are white America. And if you just had a couple of white guys in there, you might get them a little excited.
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I think a lot of blue collar people related to me because a lot of people work for their money.
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I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.
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