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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

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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Anybody Enough Know More Practical Practice Somebody Somewhere Still Wonder
You’re all playin’ for second place.
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All Player Place Second
I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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Around Been Kinda Know These Thing While
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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Become Court Dream Exactly Leave never Pro Until Want When Young
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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Anyone Desire Important Merely Strength Teach Think
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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Good Have Like Money Really Say Talk Want
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.
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Country Do Let Listen Mind People Person Player Right Successful Take
Guys like Larry Bird — he played so hard, he wants everybody else to play hard. That’s not unreasonable. Any coach would want that and demand that.
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Celebrity Else Everybody Guy Hard Like Play
The best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
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Always Be Best Play Player Way Will
I always know what’s happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.
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Always Court Happen Know Occur Respond Situation
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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Any Before Dhot Game Go Natural Over Same Summer Use
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.
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Anybody Ball Closing Else Every Game Hand Last Second Shot Want
My name’s been on this check for a week now.
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Been Check Name Now Week
It doesn’t matter who scores the points, it’s who can get the ball to the scorer.
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Able Believe Get Leadership Play Player Ready Teammate Tough You
There are many times when you are better off practicing than playing; but most people just don’t understand that
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Better Many Most People Play Practise Time Understand
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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All Net Likely Line Miss Think When Go
I think a lot of blue collar people related to me because a lot of people work for their money.
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Blue Collar Lot Money People Relate Think Work
But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
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Black Forever Gamer Man Will
I don’t think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You’ve got to keep pushing.
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Get Keep Level Once One Push Relax Think
I wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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Again Complete Highest Level Nba Want
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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Always Coach Hard Litle Matter Much Someone Told Work
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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Competition Do Eye Inavarible Nature Number People Prize Same Such
Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
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Basketball Country Disguise God People Person Player
The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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Announcers Basketball Eye
Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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Again Buzzer Final Inch Push Sound Yourself
I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
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Athlete Country Greatest Mean People Person World
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.
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Always Ball Comfortable Five Game Hand Same Shot Tie

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