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.
LARRY BIRDI 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.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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I like being by myself.
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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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It’s been a journey, the NBA. It’s taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
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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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I hate to lose more than I like to win.
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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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When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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I can see why fans don’t like to watch pro basketball. I don’t, either. It’s not exciting.
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My coach told me, “Larry, no matter how much you work at it, there’s always someone out there who’s working just a little harder – if you take 150 practice shots, he’s taking 200.” And that drove me.
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I learned what my weaknesses were and I went out the next day to turn those weaknesses intro strengths.
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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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I don’t think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You’ve got to keep pushing.
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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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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.
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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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