A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.
LARRY BIRDI used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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My name’s been on this check for a week now.
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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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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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When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro.
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Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
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I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.
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Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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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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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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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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When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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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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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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