I hate to lose more than I like to win.
LARRY BIRDThere are many times when you are better off practicing than playing; but most people just don’t understand that
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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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Before every game I used to go out and shot the same shots over and over and over. In the summer time I spent a lot of time just shooting. So really it just came natural.
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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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I don’t think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You’ve got to keep pushing.
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What’s better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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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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I think a lot of blue collar people related to me because a lot of people work for their money.
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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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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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When I go to the line I’m thinking ‘All net.’ When I don’t think that, I’m likely to miss.
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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’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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You’re all playin’ for second place.
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Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
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Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
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