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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.
Larry Bird
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Larry Bird
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: December 7
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I hate to lose more than I like 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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The more you win, the better you're gonna get. It grows on itself.
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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 just shoot until I feel good.
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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'm a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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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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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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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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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 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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What's better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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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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I think you have to work very hard and dedicate yourself and have the respect of your teammates before you're about to go out and just try to take a game over by yourself.
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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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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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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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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 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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