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I wanted to compete at the highest level again - and that's the NBA.

Larry Bird

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Larry Bird
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: December 7
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The more you win, the better you're gonna get. It grows on itself.
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What's better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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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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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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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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Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around.
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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 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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My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.
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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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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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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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