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I’ve always been interested in jobs in the NBA. But I’ve been in this for 20 years and it might be time to do something else.

Larry Bird

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.
LARRY BIRD

Coach Effort More Much Show So Something Talk Tape
First master the fundamentals.
LARRY BIRD

First Fundamental Master
You’ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
LARRY BIRD

Before Down Play Think When
I just shoot until I feel good.
LARRY BIRD

Feel Good Just Shoot Until
When I go to the line I’m thinking ‘All net.’ When I don’t think that, I’m likely to miss.
LARRY BIRD

All Net Likely Line Miss Think When Go
Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
LARRY BIRD

Basketball Crucial Development Habit Practical
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 BIRD

Any Hundred Make Miss never Percent Shot Take Ten
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.
LARRY BIRD

Always Ball Comfortable Five Game Hand Same Shot Tie
The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
LARRY BIRD

Better Get Gonna Grow Itself More Win
But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever.
LARRY BIRD

Black Forever Gamer Man Will
My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.
LARRY BIRD

Basketball Court Opinion Play Step Taught Way When Win
I think that takes it all. That’s the greatest thing you could ever achieve in your sport. So, I have been very fortunate to play on great teams, but the gold medal was probably the best.
LARRY BIRD

Best Gold Greatest Medal Probably Sport Take Thing Think
I don’t think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You’ve got to keep pushing.
LARRY BIRD

Get Keep Level Once One Push Relax Think
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.
LARRY BIRD

Did Expect Play Player Teammate Then Way
Once you are labeled ‘the best’ you want to stay up there, and you can’t do it by loafing around.
LARRY BIRD

Around Best Label Loafing Once Stay Want
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.
LARRY BIRD

Bets Cause Fifteen Fourteen Game Hotel Play Waiter When

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