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.
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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My goal was just to try and be the best player on my high school team, and look where I am now. And that was still my goal as a young kid, just to try and be a little better than my brother was.
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I didn’t play against the toughest competition in high school, but one reason I was able to do well in college was that I mastered the fundamentals.
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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’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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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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Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
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I hate to lose more than I like to win.
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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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What’s better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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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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The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
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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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I can see why fans don’t like to watch pro basketball. I don’t, either. It’s not exciting.
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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 players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
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