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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.

Larry Bird

The nature of competition is such that any number of people invariably have their eyes on the same prize you do. Recognize your assets and employ them to the best of your ability.
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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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The one thing that always bothered me when I played in the NBA was I really got irritated when they put a white guy on me.
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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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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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There are many times when you are better off practicing than playing; but most people just don’t understand that
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A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.
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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
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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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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 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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You know when I played, you had me and Kevin (McHale) and some others throughout the league.
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I didn’t play against the toughest competition in high school, but one reason I was able to do well in college was that I mastered the fundamentals.
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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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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 don’t think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You’ve got to keep pushing.
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