I hate to lose more than I like to win.
LARRY BIRDPlayers will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you’re not giving it all you’ve got.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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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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I like being by myself.
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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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I really don’t like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have it.
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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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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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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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My name’s been on this check for a week now.
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Strength is not nearly as important as desire. I don’t think you can teach anyone desire. I think it’s a gift. I don’t know why I have it, but I do.
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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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Basketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much.
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I just shoot until I feel good.
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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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If there was a payment to the bank due, and we needed shoes, she’d get the shoes, and then deal with them guys at the bank. I don’t mean she wouldn’t pay the bank, but the children always came first.
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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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