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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.

Larry Bird

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Larry Bird
Age: 67
Born: 1956
Born: December 7
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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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I learned what my weaknesses were and I went out the next day to turn those weaknesses intro strengths.
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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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What's better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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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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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 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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Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball. I didn't play against the toughest competition in high school, but one reason I was able to do well in college was that I mastered the fundamentals. You've got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
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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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I always know what's happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.
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You're all playin' for second place.
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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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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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I hate to lose more than I like to win.
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