I’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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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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Guys like Larry Bird — he played so hard, he wants everybody else to play hard. That’s not unreasonable. Any coach would want that and demand that.
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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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I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
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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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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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I think it’s good for a fan base because as we all know the majority of the fans are white America. And if you just had a couple of white guys in there, you might get them a little excited.
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Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
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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 don’t think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You’ve got to keep pushing.
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You never make any of the shots you never take. 87% of the ones you do take, you’ll miss too. I make 110% of my shots.
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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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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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First master the fundamentals.
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