I always know what’s happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.
LARRY BIRDStrength 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.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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I hate to lose more than I like to win.
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Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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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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I’ve always been interested in jobs in the NBA. But I’ve been in this for 20 years and it might be time to do something else.
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It doesn’t matter who scores the points, it’s who can get the ball to the scorer.
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He who has learned to trust nature finds need for ever fewer external directions. He will discard formula after formula, until he reaches the conclusion: Let nature take its course.
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It’s been a journey, the NBA. It’s taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
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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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You’re all playin’ for second place.
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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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Coaches can talk and talk and talk about something, but if you get it on tape and show it to them, it is so much more effective.
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I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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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 like being by myself.
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The best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
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