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I always know what's happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.

Larry Bird

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Larry Bird
Age: 67
Born: 1956
Born: December 7
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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 learned what my weaknesses were and I went out the next day to turn those weaknesses intro strengths.
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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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I'm a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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You're all playin' for second place.
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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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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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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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I hate to lose more than I like to win.
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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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What's better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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The more you win, the better you're gonna get. It grows on itself.
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