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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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I just shoot until I feel good.
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I hate to lose more than I like to win.
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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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It's been a journey, the NBA. It's taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
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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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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 more you win, the better you're gonna get. It grows on itself.
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