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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.

Larry Bird

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Larry Bird
Age: 67
Born: 1956
Born: December 7
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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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I always know what's happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.
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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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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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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 wanted to compete at the highest level again - and that's the NBA.
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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 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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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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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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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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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 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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What's better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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You're all playin' for second place.
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I hate to lose more than I like to win.
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