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I can see why fans don’t like to watch pro basketball. I don’t, either. It’s not exciting.

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
I don’t know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if somebody – somewhere – was practicing more than me.
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Anybody Enough Know More Practical Practice Somebody Somewhere Still Wonder
You’re all playin’ for second place.
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All Player Place Second
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
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.
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Course Discard Formula Love Nature Trust Until
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
First master the fundamentals.
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First Fundamental Master
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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Before Dedicate Go Hard Out Respect Teammate Think Try Work Yourself
I learned what my weaknesses were and I went out the next day to turn those weaknesses intro strengths.
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Day Into Learn Next Strength Weakness Went
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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Down Let Lose Make Situation Soft Teammate Win
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 Do Out Play Ready Teammamte Tell Tough
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 it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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Basketball Down Get When
I like being by myself.
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Being Like Myself
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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Able Always Basketball Dearly Everything Game Get Greatest Life Love One Paid Perceive Play Thing
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

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