When I go to the line I’m thinking ‘All net.’ When I don’t think that, I’m likely to miss.
LARRY BIRDIt makes me sick when I see a guy just stare at a loose ball and watch it go out of bounds.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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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Eminem. My son was listening to that and I was like, “What is that junk?” Then I started listening and I thought, You know, that kid is pretty good. It’s the storytelling.
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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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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’ve got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.
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I was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game.
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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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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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Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
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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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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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You can make all the excuses you want, but if you’re not mentally tough and you’re not prepared to play every night, you’re not going to win.
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Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you’re not giving it all you’ve got.
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I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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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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