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I don't think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You've got to keep pushing.
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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Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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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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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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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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It's been a journey, the NBA. It's taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
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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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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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