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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

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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Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you’re not giving it all you’ve got.
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I just shoot until I feel good.
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Feel Good Just Shoot Until
First master the fundamentals.
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First Fundamental Master
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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I can see why fans don’t like to watch pro basketball. I don’t, either. It’s not exciting.
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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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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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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.
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But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
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It doesn’t matter who scores the points, it’s who can get the ball to the scorer.
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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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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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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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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 think it’s good for a fan base because as we all know the majority of the fans are white America. And if you just had a couple of white guys in there, you might get them a little excited.
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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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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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I wasn’t real quick, and I wasn’t real strong. Some guys will just take off and it’s like, whoa. So I beat them with my mind and my fundamentals.
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I wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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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.
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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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It’s been a journey, the NBA. It’s taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
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You never make any of the shots you never take. 87% of the ones you do take, you’ll miss too. I make 110% of my shots.
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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 don’t think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You’ve got to keep pushing.
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