Don’t let winning make you soft. Don’t let losing make you quit. Don’t let your teammates down in any situation.
LARRY BIRDI was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game.
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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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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You’re all playin’ for second place.
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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.
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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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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 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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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 can see why fans don’t like to watch pro basketball. I don’t, either. It’s not exciting.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
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Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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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 hate to lose more than I like to win.
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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.
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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.
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I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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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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My name’s been on this check for a week now.
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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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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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I’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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First master the fundamentals.
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