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Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you’re not giving it all you’ve got.

Larry Bird

You know when I played, you had me and Kevin (McHale) and some others throughout the league.
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Celebrity Country Know League Other People Person Play Throughout
My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.
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Basketball Court Opinion Play Step Taught Way When Win
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
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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Country Do Let Listen Mind People Person Player Right Successful Take
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.
LARRY BIRD

Able Ball Being Crowd Dish Drive Get Involve Leadership Loose Player Take Well
I hate to lose more than I like to win.
LARRY BIRD

Hate Like Lose More Win
Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you’re not giving it all you’ve got.
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All Give Got Phony Player Right See Teel
The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
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Better Get Gonna Grow Itself More Win
I wasn’t real quick, and I wasn’t real strong. Some guys will just take off and it’s like, whoa. So I beat them with my mind and my fundamentals.
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Guy Just Like Quick Really Some Strong Take Whoa
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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Always Ball Comfortable Five Game Hand Same Shot Tie
As far as playing, I didn’t care who guarded me – red, yellow, black. I just didn’t want a white guy guarding me, because it’s disrespect to my game.
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I had control of the ball. As a coach you sort of put the ball in other player’s hands and let them make decisions for you. But I still get a kick out of winning basketball games and that’s what I’m in this for.
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When I was a player, I didn’t expect my teammates to play the way I did. I did expect them to work hard every day and get better. And I never learned anything by losing.
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Did Expect Play Player Teammate Then Way
The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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Announcers Basketball Eye
You’re all playin’ for second place.
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All Player Place Second
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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