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Larry Bird

My goal was just to try and be the best player on my high school team, and look where I am now. And that was still my goal as a young kid, just to try and be a little better than my brother was.
LARRY BIRD

Brother Goal High Just Look Nest Now Player School Team
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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Black Care Dissapeard Far Guard Guy Play Red Want While Yellow
I hate to lose more than I like to win.
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Hate Like Lose More Win
I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
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Around Been Kinda Know These Thing While
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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Always Coach Hard Litle Matter Much Someone Told Work
I just shoot until I feel good.
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Feel Good Just Shoot Until
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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Able Better Do Out Play Ready Teammamte Tell Tough
You’ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
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Before Down Play Think When
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
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
You’re all playin’ for second place.
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All Player Place Second
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
Basketball was always a game to me. One of the greatest things in life for me was to be able to play what I loved dearly and get paid for it. So it was always a game to me and that’s how I perceived everything.
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Able Always Basketball Dearly Everything Game Get Greatest Life Love One Paid Perceive Play Thing
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.
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Bets Cause Fifteen Fourteen Game Hotel Play Waiter When
It’s been a journey, the NBA. It’s taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
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Been Ever Expect Farther Journey Lot Nba Taken
I learned what my weaknesses were and I went out the next day to turn those weaknesses intro strengths.
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Day Into Learn Next Strength Weakness Went

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