Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It’s being able to take it as well as dish it out. That’s the only way you’re going to get respect from the players.
LARRY BIRDThe best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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I had control of the ball. As a coach you sort of put the ball in other player’s hands and let them make decisions for you. But I still get a kick out of winning basketball games and that’s what I’m in this for.
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The one thing that always bothered me when I played in the NBA was I really got irritated when they put a white guy on me.
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Don’t let winning make you soft. Don’t let losing make you quit. Don’t let your teammates down in any situation.
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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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My name’s been on this check for a week now.
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I wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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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.
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The best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
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When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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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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Once you are labeled ‘the best’ you want to stay up there, and you can’t do it by loafing around.
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My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.
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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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I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.
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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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