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There are many times when you are better off practicing than playing; but most people just don’t understand that

Larry Bird

The best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
LARRY BIRD

Always Be Best Play Player Way Will
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.
LARRY BIRD

Anyone Desire Important Merely Strength Teach Think
When I was a kid, like 14 or 15, I played with the waiters from the hotel, ’cause that was the best game. And these guys, they’d let me play. And they were black guys.
LARRY BIRD

Bets Cause Fifteen Fourteen Game Hotel Play Waiter When
I don’t think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You’ve got to keep pushing.
LARRY BIRD

Get Keep Level Once One Push Relax Think
My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.
LARRY BIRD

Basketball Court Opinion Play Step Taught Way When Win
In the closing seconds of every game, I want the ball in my hands for the last shot – not in anybody else’s, not in anybody else’s in the world.
LARRY BIRD

Anybody Ball Closing Else Every Game Hand Last Second Shot Want
It’s been a journey, the NBA. It’s taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
LARRY BIRD

Been Ever Expect Farther Journey Lot Nba Taken
Who in their right mind wouldn’t listen to what Larry Bird tells them? He knows what it takes to be a successful player, and he’s letting us do the things to have the success.
LARRY BIRD

Country Do Let Listen Mind People Person Player Right Successful Take
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.
LARRY BIRD

Black Care Dissapeard Far Guard Guy Play Red Want While Yellow
First master the fundamentals.
LARRY BIRD

First Fundamental Master
My name’s been on this check for a week now.
LARRY BIRD

Been Check Name Now Week
You’re all playin’ for second place.
LARRY BIRD

All Player Place Second
I’ve got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.
LARRY BIRD

End Got Somehow Theory Time Work
I was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game.
LARRY BIRD

Always Ball Control Decision Easier Game Make
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.
LARRY BIRD

Always Been Best Confident Floor Game Go Got Knew Most Once Player Probably Skill Time
Whether it’s a tie game or down by 1 or up by five, it was always the same shot. So I always felt comfortable with the ball in my hands because it was in there a million times before.
LARRY BIRD

Always Ball Comfortable Five Game Hand Same Shot Tie

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