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Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
Larry Bird
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Larry Bird
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: December 7
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My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.
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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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You know when I played, you had me and Kevin (McHale) and some others throughout the league. I think it's good for a fan base because as we all know the majority of the fans are white America. And if you just had a couple of white guys in there, you might get them a little excited.
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I don't know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if somebody - somewhere - was practicing more than me.
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I'm a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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Anytime you've got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal, 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.
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Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball. 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. You've got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
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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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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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It makes me sick when I see a guy just stare at a loose ball and watch it go out of bounds.
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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.
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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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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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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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I always know what's happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.
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