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.
LARRY BIRDWhen I go to the line I’m thinking ‘All net.’ When I don’t think that, I’m likely to miss.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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Don’t let winning make you soft. Don’t let losing make you quit. Don’t let your teammates down in any situation.
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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 think that takes it all. That’s the greatest thing you could ever achieve in your sport. So, I have been very fortunate to play on great teams, but the gold medal was probably the best.
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Who in their right mind wouldn’t listen to what Larry Bird tells them? He knows what it takes to be a successful player, and he’s letting us do the things to have the success.
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What’s better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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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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I knew I was as good as anybody. That’s not really bragging; it’s just that I’d put the time in.
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He who has learned to trust nature finds need for ever fewer external directions. He will discard formula after formula, until he reaches the conclusion: Let nature take its course.
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My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.
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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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The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
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Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
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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.
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I wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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