I learned what my weaknesses were and I went out the next day to turn those weaknesses intro strengths.
LARRY BIRDI 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.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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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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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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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My name’s been on this check for a week now.
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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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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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I’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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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 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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My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.
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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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It’s been a journey, the NBA. It’s taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
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There are many times when you are better off practicing than playing; but most people just don’t understand that
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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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You know when I played, you had me and Kevin (McHale) and some others throughout the league.
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