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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.

Larry Bird

Basketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much.
LARRY BIRD

Basketball Been Enjoy Hard Life Much So Work
Whether it’s a tie game or down by 1 or up by five, it was always the same shot. So I always felt comfortable with the ball in my hands because it was in there a million times before.
LARRY BIRD

Always Ball Comfortable Five Game Hand Same Shot Tie
Maybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
LARRY BIRD

Celebrity Country Disguise God Maybe People Person
You’ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
LARRY BIRD

Before Down Play Think When
When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
LARRY BIRD

Basketball Down Get When
The best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
LARRY BIRD

Always Be Best Play Player Way Will
I knew I was as good as anybody. That’s not really bragging; it’s just that I’d put the time in.
LARRY BIRD

Anybody Bragging Good Just Put Really Time
He who has learned to trust nature finds need for ever fewer external directions. He will discard formula after formula, until he reaches the conclusion: Let nature take its course.
LARRY BIRD

Course Discard Formula Love Nature Trust Until
Once you are labeled ‘the best’ you want to stay up there, and you can’t do it by loafing around.
LARRY BIRD

Around Best Label Loafing Once Stay Want
When I was a kid, like 14 or 15, I played with the waiters from the hotel, ’cause that was the best game. And these guys, they’d let me play. And they were black guys.
LARRY BIRD

Bets Cause Fifteen Fourteen Game Hotel Play Waiter When
The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
LARRY BIRD

Better Get Gonna Grow Itself More Win
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.
LARRY BIRD

Basketball Coach Control Decision Game Hand Out Player Sort Still Win
I hate to lose more than I like to win.
LARRY BIRD

Hate Like Lose More Win
I was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game.
LARRY BIRD

Always Ball Control Decision Easier Game Make
You know when I played, you had me and Kevin (McHale) and some others throughout the league.
LARRY BIRD

Celebrity Country Know League Other People Person Play Throughout
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.
LARRY BIRD

Before Dedicate Go Hard Out Respect Teammate Think Try Work Yourself

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