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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.

Larry Bird

I think you have to work very hard and dedicate yourself and have the respect of your teammates before you’re about to go out and just try to take a game over by yourself.
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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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I’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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Believer Firm Play Practice Way
I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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Around Been Kinda Know These Thing While
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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Once you are labeled ‘the best’ you want to stay up there, and you can’t do it by loafing around.
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The nature of competition is such that any number of people invariably have their eyes on the same prize you do. Recognize your assets and employ them to the best of your ability.
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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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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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I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
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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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I think a lot of blue collar people related to me because a lot of people work for their money.
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Basketball was always a game to me. One of the greatest things in life for me was to be able to play what I loved dearly and get paid for it. So it was always a game to me and that’s how I perceived everything.
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Maybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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I was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game.
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My goal was just to try and be the best player on my high school team, and look where I am now. And that was still my goal as a young kid, just to try and be a little better than my brother was.
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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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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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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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Before every game I used to go out and shot the same shots over and over and over. In the summer time I spent a lot of time just shooting. So really it just came natural.
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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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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’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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Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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Don’t let winning make you soft. Don’t let losing make you quit. Don’t let your teammates down in any situation.
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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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But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
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