I think that takes it all. That’s the greatest thing you could ever achieve in your sport. So, I have been very fortunate to play on great teams, but the gold medal was probably the best.
LARRY BIRDLeadership 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..
More Larry Bird Quotes
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Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
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I just shoot until I feel good.
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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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Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
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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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I learned what my weaknesses were and I went out the next day to turn those weaknesses intro strengths.
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When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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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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You can make all the excuses you want, but if you’re not mentally tough and you’re not prepared to play every night, you’re not going to win.
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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 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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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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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 don’t think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You’ve got to keep pushing.
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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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