I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
LARRY BIRDYou’ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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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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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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I just shoot until I feel good.
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When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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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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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 was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game.
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Basketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much.
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I learned what my weaknesses were and I went out the next day to turn those weaknesses intro strengths.
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You’re all playin’ for second place.
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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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Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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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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