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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: 67
Born: 1956
Born: December 7
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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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It's been a journey, the NBA. It's taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
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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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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 think a lot of blue collar people related to me because a lot of people work for their money.
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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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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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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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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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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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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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I just shoot until I feel good.
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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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I'm a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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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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I hate to lose more than I like to win.
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