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I think a lot of blue collar people related to me because a lot of people work for their money.
Larry Bird
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Larry Bird
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: December 7
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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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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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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 wanted to compete at the highest level again - and that's the NBA.
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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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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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I always know what's happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.
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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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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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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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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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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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My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.
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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 don't think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You've got to keep pushing.
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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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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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What's better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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