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It's been a journey, the NBA. It's taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
Larry Bird
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Larry Bird
Age: 67
Born: 1956
Born: December 7
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Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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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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Eminem. My son was listening to that and I was like, “What is that junk?” Then I started listening and I thought, You know, that kid is pretty good. It's the storytelling.
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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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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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I just shoot until I feel good.
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You're all playin' for second place.
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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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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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Guys like Larry Bird -- he played so hard, he wants everybody else to play hard. That's not unreasonable. Any coach would want that and demand that.
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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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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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You can make all the excuses you want, but if you're not mentally tough and you're not prepared to play every night, you're not going to win.
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Maybe it's God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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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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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.
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The more you win, the better you're gonna get. It grows on itself.
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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 always know what's happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.
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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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