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I'm a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
Larry Bird
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Larry Bird
Age: 67
Born: 1956
Born: December 7
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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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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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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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Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
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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 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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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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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 always know what's happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.
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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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When I go to the line I'm thinking 'All net.' When I don't think that, I'm likely to miss.
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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 more you win, the better you're gonna get. It grows on itself.
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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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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're all playin' for second place.
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Maybe it's God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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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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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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