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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: 67
Born: 1956
Born: December 7
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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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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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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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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 wanted to compete at the highest level again - and that's the NBA.
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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 don't think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You've got to keep pushing.
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I knew I was as good as anybody. That's not really bragging it's just that I'd put the time in.
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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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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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Strength is not nearly as important as desire. I don't think you can teach anyone desire. I think it's a gift. I don't know why I have it, but I do.
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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 just shoot until I feel good.
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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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I always know what's happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.
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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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Maybe it's God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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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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You're all playin' for second place.
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If there was a payment to the bank due, and we needed shoes, she'd get the shoes, and then deal with them guys at the bank. I don't mean she wouldn't pay the bank, but the children always came first.
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