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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.
Larry Bird
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Larry Bird
Age: 67
Born: 1956
Born: December 7
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Larry Legend
The Great White Hope
The Hick from French Lick
Larry Joe Bird
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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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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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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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I hate to lose more than I like to win.
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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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When I go to the line I'm thinking 'All net.' When I don't think that, I'm likely to miss.
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