I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
LARRY BIRDI really don’t like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have it.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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First master the fundamentals.
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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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Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate you’re ready to play as tough as you’re able to, you’d better go out there and do it..
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I’ve got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.
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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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If you tell a teammate you’re ready to play as tough as you’re able to, you’d better go out there and do it.
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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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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.
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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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I had control of the ball. As a coach you sort of put the ball in other player’s hands and let them make decisions for you. But I still get a kick out of winning basketball games and that’s what I’m in this for.
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I always know what’s happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.
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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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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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He who has learned to trust nature finds need for ever fewer external directions. He will discard formula after formula, until he reaches the conclusion: Let nature take its course.
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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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