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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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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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Once you are labeled ‘the best’ you want to stay up there, and you can’t do it by loafing around.
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But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
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First master the fundamentals.
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First Fundamental Master
My coach told me, “Larry, no matter how much you work at it, there’s always someone out there who’s working just a little harder – if you take 150 practice shots, he’s taking 200.” And that drove me.
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It doesn’t matter who scores the points, it’s who can get the ball to the scorer.
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The one thing that always bothered me when I played in the NBA was I really got irritated when they put a white guy on me.
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As far as playing, I didn’t care who guarded me – red, yellow, black. I just didn’t want a white guy guarding me, because it’s disrespect to my game.
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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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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.
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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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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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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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I’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
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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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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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