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.
LARRY BIRD
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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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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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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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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I’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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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 like being by myself.
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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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I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.
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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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I can see why fans don’t like to watch pro basketball. I don’t, either. It’s not exciting.
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Strength is not nearly as important as desire. I don’t think you can teach anyone desire. I think it’s a gift. I don’t know why I have it, but I do.
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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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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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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 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 think a lot of blue collar people related to me because a lot of people work for their money.
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