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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: 68
Born: 1956
Born: December 7
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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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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 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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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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Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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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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Strength is not nearly as important as desire. I don't think you can teach anyone desire. I think it's a gift. I don't know why I have it, but I do.
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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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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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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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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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