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.
LARRY BIRDI’ve got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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I wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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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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Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
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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 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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I have always been confident in my skills and once the game got going I knew I was probably the best player on the floor most of the time whether it was junior high, high school or college. I knew I had control of the game.
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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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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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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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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
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I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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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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If there was a payment to the bank due, and we needed shoes, she’d get the shoes, and then deal with them guys at the bank. I don’t mean she wouldn’t pay the bank, but the children always came first.
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