I wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
LARRY BIRDI learned what my weaknesses were and I went out the next day to turn those weaknesses intro strengths.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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You can make all the excuses you want, but if you’re not mentally tough and you’re not prepared to play every night, you’re not going to win.
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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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There are many times when you are better off practicing than playing; but most people just don’t understand that
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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 learned what my weaknesses were and I went out the next day to turn those weaknesses intro strengths.
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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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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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My name’s been on this check for a week now.
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First master the fundamentals.
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I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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I like being by myself.
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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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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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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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You’ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
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