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 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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Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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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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First master the fundamentals.
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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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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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You’re all playin’ for second place.
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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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My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.
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I had control of the ball. As a coach you sort of put the ball in other player’s hands and let them make decisions for you. But I still get a kick out of winning basketball games and that’s what I’m in this for.
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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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Leadership is getting players to believe in you. 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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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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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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When I go to the line I’m thinking ‘All net.’ When I don’t think that, I’m likely to miss.
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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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