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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.
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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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 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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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 best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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I learned what my weaknesses were and I went out the next day to turn those weaknesses intro strengths.
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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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It's been a journey, the NBA. It's taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
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I hate to lose more than I like to win.
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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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What's better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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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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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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I wanted to compete at the highest level again - and that's the NBA.
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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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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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