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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

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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College Competition Fundamental High Master Play School
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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The best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
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Always Be Best Play Player Way Will
When I was a player, I didn’t expect my teammates to play the way I did. I did expect them to work hard every day and get better. And I never learned anything by losing.
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Did Expect Play Player Teammate Then Way
I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
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Athlete Country Greatest Mean People Person World
There are many times when you are better off practicing than playing; but most people just don’t understand that
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Better Many Most People Play Practise Time Understand
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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Good Junk Like Listen Listening Music Person Pretty Son Start Storytelling Thought
I hate to lose more than I like to win.
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Hate Like Lose More Win
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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Able Ball Being Crowd Dish Drive Get Involve Leadership Loose Player Take Well
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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Around Best Label Loafing Once Stay Want
I just shoot until I feel good.
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Feel Good Just Shoot Until
Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
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Basketball Crucial Development Habit Practical
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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Able Better Get Leadership Play Teammate Tell Tough
While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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Day Future Overzealous Store Student Use While
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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Competition Do Eye Inavarible Nature Number People Prize Same Such
My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.
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Basketball Court Opinion Play Step Taught Way When Win
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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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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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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Maybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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Celebrity Country Disguise God Maybe People Person
I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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Around Been Kinda Know These Thing While
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.
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Bets Cause Fifteen Fourteen Game Hotel Play Waiter When
I knew I was as good as anybody. That’s not really bragging; it’s just that I’d put the time in.
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Anybody Bragging Good Just Put Really Time
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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Always Coach Hard Litle Matter Much Someone Told Work
I wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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Again Complete Highest Level Nba Want
When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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First master the fundamentals.
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First Fundamental Master

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.

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