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Larry Bird

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Larry Bird
Age: 67
Born: 1956
Born: December 7
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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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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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You're all playin' for second place.
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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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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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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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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 more you win, the better you're gonna get. It grows on itself.
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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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I learned what my weaknesses were and I went out the next day to turn those weaknesses intro strengths.
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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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I don't think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You've got to keep pushing.
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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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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 always know what's happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.
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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 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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I think a lot of blue collar people related to me because a lot of people work for their money.
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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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