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You can make all the excuses you want, but if you’re not mentally tough and you’re not prepared to play every night, you’re not going to win.

Larry Bird

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But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
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Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It’s being able to take it as well as dish it out. That’s the only way you’re going to get respect from the players.
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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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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 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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I was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game.
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When I was a player, I didn’t expect my teammates to play the way I did. I did expect them to work hard every day and get better. And I never learned anything by losing.
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I wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you’re not giving it all you’ve got.
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I can see why fans don’t like to watch pro basketball. I don’t, either. It’s not exciting.
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I like being by myself.
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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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It makes me sick when I see a guy just stare at a loose ball and watch it go out of bounds.
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Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
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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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