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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.

Larry Bird

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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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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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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There are many times when you are better off practicing than playing; but most people just don’t understand that
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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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But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
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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 used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.
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I like being by myself.
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Being Like Myself
Don’t let winning make you soft. Don’t let losing make you quit. Don’t let your teammates down in any situation.
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I knew I was as good as anybody. That’s not really bragging; it’s just that I’d put the time in.
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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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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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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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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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I really don’t like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have it.
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