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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.

Larry Bird

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Larry Bird
Age: 67
Born: 1956
Born: December 7
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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 always know what's happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.
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You know when I played, you had me and Kevin (McHale) and some others throughout the league. I think it's good for a fan base because as we all know the majority of the fans are white America. And if you just had a couple of white guys in there, you might get them a little excited.
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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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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
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What's better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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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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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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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.
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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 learned what my weaknesses were and I went out the next day to turn those weaknesses intro strengths.
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The more you win, the better you're gonna get. It grows on itself.
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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 don't think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You've got to keep pushing.
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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 player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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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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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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Maybe it's God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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