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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

I’ve always been interested in jobs in the NBA. But I’ve been in this for 20 years and it might be time to do something else.
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I learned what my weaknesses were and I went out the next day to turn those weaknesses intro strengths.
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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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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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A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.
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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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Basketball was always a game to me. One of the greatest things in life for me was to be able to play what I loved dearly and get paid for it. So it was always a game to me and that’s how I perceived everything.
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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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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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First master the fundamentals.
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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 was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game.
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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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Whether it’s a tie game or down by 1 or up by five, it was always the same shot. So I always felt comfortable with the ball in my hands because it was in there a million times before.
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The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
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Better Get Gonna Grow Itself More Win

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