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I was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game.

Larry Bird

Don’t let winning make you soft. Don’t let losing make you quit. Don’t let your teammates down in any situation.
LARRY BIRD

Down Let Lose Make Situation Soft Teammate Win
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.
LARRY BIRD

Always Ball Comfortable Five Game Hand Same Shot Tie
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.
LARRY BIRD

Guy Just Like Quick Really Some Strong Take Whoa
You’re all playin’ for second place.
LARRY BIRD

All Player Place Second
Strength 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.
LARRY BIRD

Anyone Desire Important Merely Strength Teach Think
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.
LARRY BIRD

Able Better Do Out Play Ready Teammamte Tell Tough
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.
LARRY BIRD

Always Coach Hard Litle Matter Much Someone Told Work
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.
LARRY BIRD

Always Been Do Else Interest Job might Nbs Something Time Twenty Years
Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you’re not giving it all you’ve got.
LARRY BIRD

All Give Got Phony Player Right See Teel
I can see why fans don’t like to watch pro basketball. I don’t, either. It’s not exciting.
LARRY BIRD

Basketball Either Excite Fan See Watch
My goal was just to try and be the best player on my high school team, and look where I am now. And that was still my goal as a young kid, just to try and be a little better than my brother was.
LARRY BIRD

Brother Goal High Just Look Nest Now Player School Team
In the closing seconds of every game, I want the ball in my hands for the last shot – not in anybody else’s, not in anybody else’s in the world.
LARRY BIRD

Anybody Ball Closing Else Every Game Hand Last Second Shot Want
Guys like Larry Bird — he played so hard, he wants everybody else to play hard. That’s not unreasonable. Any coach would want that and demand that.
LARRY BIRD

Celebrity Else Everybody Guy Hard Like Play
Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
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Anytime Country Gold Got Medial Opportunity Play Win
Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
LARRY BIRD

Basketball Country Disguise God People Person Player
While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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Day Future Overzealous Store Student Use While
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.
LARRY BIRD

Good Junk Like Listen Listening Music Person Pretty Son Start Storytelling Thought
I hate to lose more than I like to win.
LARRY BIRD

Hate Like Lose More Win
I have always been confident in my skills and once the game got going I knew I was probably the best player on the floor most of the time whether it was junior high, high school or college. I knew I had control of the game.
LARRY BIRD

Always Been Best Confident Floor Game Go Got Knew Most Once Player Probably Skill Time
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 BIRD

Able Ball Being Crowd Dish Drive Get Involve Leadership Loose Player Take Well
I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
LARRY BIRD

Around Been Kinda Know These Thing While
You never make any of the shots you never take. 87% of the ones you do take, you’ll miss too. I make 110% of my shots.
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Any Hundred Make Miss never Percent Shot Take Ten
My name’s been on this check for a week now.
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Been Check Name Now Week
It’s been a journey, the NBA. It’s taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
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Been Ever Expect Farther Journey Lot Nba Taken
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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Always Bother Got Me Nba One Play Put Really Thing While Guy
I’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
LARRY BIRD

Believer Firm Play Practice Way
First master the fundamentals.
LARRY BIRD

First Fundamental Master

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