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.
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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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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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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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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I don’t think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You’ve got to keep pushing.
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A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.
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First master the fundamentals.
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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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My name’s been on this check for a week now.
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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 goal was just to try and be the best player on my high school team, and look where I am now. And that was still my goal as a young kid, just to try and be a little better than my brother was.
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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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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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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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It doesn’t matter who scores the points, it’s who can get the ball to the scorer.
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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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