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I wasn’t real quick, and I wasn’t real strong. Some guys will just take off and it’s like, whoa. So I beat them with my mind and my fundamentals.

Larry Bird

I learned what my weaknesses were and I went out the next day to turn those weaknesses intro strengths.
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Day Into Learn Next Strength Weakness Went
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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Competition Do Eye Inavarible Nature Number People Prize Same Such
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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Country Do Let Listen Mind People Person Player Right Successful Take
Strength is not nearly as important as desire. I don’t think you can teach anyone desire. I think it’s a gift. I don’t know why I have it, but I do.
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Anyone Desire Important Merely Strength Teach Think
My name’s been on this check for a week now.
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Been Check Name Now Week
When I was a kid, like 14 or 15, I played with the waiters from the hotel, ’cause that was the best game. And these guys, they’d let me play. And they were black guys.
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Bets Cause Fifteen Fourteen Game Hotel Play Waiter 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.
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Become Court Dream Exactly Leave never Pro Until Want When Young
I’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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Believer Firm Play Practice Way
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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Coach Effort More Much Show So Something Talk Tape
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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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.
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Basketball Court Opinion Play Step Taught Way When Win
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
It’s been a journey, the NBA. It’s taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
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Been Ever Expect Farther Journey Lot Nba Taken
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
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.
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Anybody Ball Closing Else Every Game Hand Last Second Shot Want
You know when I played, you had me and Kevin (McHale) and some others throughout the league.
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I wasn’t real quick, and I wasn’t real strong. Some guys will just take off and it’s like, whoa. So I beat them with my mind and my fundamentals.

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