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I learned what my weaknesses were and I went out the next day to turn those weaknesses intro strengths.
Larry Bird
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Larry Bird
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: December 7
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Larry Legend
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The Hick from French Lick
Larry Joe Bird
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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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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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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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It's been a journey, the NBA. It's taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
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A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.
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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 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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Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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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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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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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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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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Who in their right mind wouldn't listen to what Larry Bird tells them? He knows what it takes to be a successful player, and he's letting us do the things to have the success.
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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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You're all playin' for second place.
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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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I wanted to compete at the highest level again - and that's the NBA.
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