Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
LARRY BIRDEminem. My son was listening to that and I was like, “What is that junk?” Then I started listening and I thought, You know, that kid is pretty good. It’s the storytelling.
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 think a lot of blue collar people related to me because a lot of people work for their money.
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Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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I always know what’s happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.
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I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
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You’re all playin’ for second place.
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I’ve got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.
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I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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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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Anytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
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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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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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Don’t let winning make you soft. Don’t let losing make you quit. Don’t let your teammates down in any situation.
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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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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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