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Larry Bird

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Larry Bird
Age: 67
Born: 1956
Born: December 7
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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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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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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 wanted to compete at the highest level again - and that's the NBA.
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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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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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I think a lot of blue collar people related to me because a lot of people work for their money.
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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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What's better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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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 hate to lose more than I like to win.
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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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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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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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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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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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The more you win, the better you're gonna get. It grows on itself.
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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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Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.
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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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