I don’t think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You’ve got to keep pushing.
LARRY BIRDYou know when I played, you had me and Kevin (McHale) and some others throughout the league.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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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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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Guys like Larry Bird — he played so hard, he wants everybody else to play hard. That’s not unreasonable. Any coach would want that and demand that.
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My name’s been on this check for a week now.
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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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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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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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When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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In the closing seconds of every game, I want the ball in my hands for the last shot – not in anybody else’s, not in anybody else’s in the world.
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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 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.
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You’ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
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The best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
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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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