I knew I was as good as anybody. That’s not really bragging; it’s just that I’d put the time in.
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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I think a lot of blue collar people related to me because a lot of people work for their money.
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Who in their right mind wouldn’t listen to what Larry Bird tells them? He knows what it takes to be a successful player, and he’s letting us do the things to have the success.
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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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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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Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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You know when I played, you had me and Kevin (McHale) and some others throughout the league.
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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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You’re all playin’ for second place.
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I have always been confident in my skills and once the game got going I knew I was probably the best player on the floor most of the time whether it was junior high, high school or college. I knew I had control of the game.
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Coaches can talk and talk and talk about something, but if you get it on tape and show it to them, it is so much more effective.
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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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Maybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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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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I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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