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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.

Larry Bird

In the closing seconds of every game, I want the ball in my hands for the last shot – not in anybody else’s, not in anybody else’s in the world.
LARRY BIRD

Anybody Ball Closing Else Every Game Hand Last Second Shot Want
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.
LARRY BIRD

Able Always Basketball Dearly Everything Game Get Greatest Life Love One Paid Perceive Play Thing
Don’t let winning make you soft. Don’t let losing make you quit. Don’t let your teammates down in any situation.
LARRY BIRD

Down Let Lose Make Situation Soft Teammate Win
I learned what my weaknesses were and I went out the next day to turn those weaknesses intro strengths.
LARRY BIRD

Day Into Learn Next Strength Weakness Went
My name’s been on this check for a week now.
LARRY BIRD

Been Check Name Now Week
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.
LARRY BIRD

Always Been Best Confident Floor Game Go Got Knew Most Once Player Probably Skill Time
I didn’t play against the toughest competition in high school, but one reason I was able to do well in college was that I mastered the fundamentals.
LARRY BIRD

College Competition Fundamental High Master Play School
My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.
LARRY BIRD

Basketball Court Opinion Play Step Taught Way When Win
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.
LARRY BIRD

Any Hundred Make Miss never Percent Shot Take Ten
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.
LARRY BIRD

Anybody Enough Know More Practical Practice Somebody Somewhere Still Wonder
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..
LARRY BIRD

Able Better Get Leadership Play Teammate Tell Tough
A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.
LARRY BIRD

Accomplish Develop Fail Given One Recognize Skill Some Talent Winner Work
You’ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
LARRY BIRD

Before Down Play Think When
When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro.
LARRY BIRD

Become Court Dream Exactly Leave never Pro Until Want When Young
It’s been a journey, the NBA. It’s taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
LARRY BIRD

Been Ever Expect Farther Journey Lot Nba Taken
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.
LARRY BIRD

Brother Goal High Just Look Nest Now Player School Team

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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