Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you’re not giving it all you’ve got.
LARRY BIRDI’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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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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 wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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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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You’ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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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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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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I didn’t play against the toughest competition in high school, but one reason I was able to do well in college was that I mastered the fundamentals.
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If there was a payment to the bank due, and we needed shoes, she’d get the shoes, and then deal with them guys at the bank. I don’t mean she wouldn’t pay the bank, but the children always came first.
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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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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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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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But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
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