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I hate to lose more than I like to win.

Larry Bird

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Larry Bird
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: December 7
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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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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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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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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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Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
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Leadership is getting players to believe in you. 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. Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you're not giving it all you've got.
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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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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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It's been a journey, the NBA. It's taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
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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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I just shoot until I feel good.
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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 always know what's happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.
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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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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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What's better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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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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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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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 wanted to compete at the highest level again - and that's the NBA.
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