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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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Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It's being able to take it as well as dish it out. That's the only way you're going to get respect from the players.
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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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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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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'm a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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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 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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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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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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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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I wanted to compete at the highest level again - and that's the NBA.
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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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What's better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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