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 BIRDI 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.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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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I like being by myself.
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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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I’ve got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.
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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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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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There are many times when you are better off practicing than playing; but most people just don’t understand that
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I hate to lose more than I like to win.
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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 didn’t play against the toughest competition in high school, but one reason I was able to do well in college was that I mastered the fundamentals.
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I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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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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If there was a payment to the bank due, and we needed shoes, she’d get the shoes, and then deal with them guys at the bank. I don’t mean she wouldn’t pay the bank, but the children always came first.
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Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
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I’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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