I was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game.
LARRY BIRDThe more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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 name’s been on this check for a week now.
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Who in their right mind wouldn’t listen to what Larry Bird tells them? He knows what it takes to be a successful player, and he’s letting us do the things to have the success.
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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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What’s better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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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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It makes me sick when I see a guy just stare at a loose ball and watch it go out of bounds.
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Maybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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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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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 learned what my weaknesses were and I went out the next day to turn those weaknesses intro strengths.
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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 always know what’s happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.
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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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