Daily Archive: January 29, 2022

“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.”

And

“I’ve got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.”

And

“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.”

And

“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.”

And

“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.”

And

“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.”

And

“Once you are labeled ‘the best’ you want to stay up there, and you can’t do it by loafing around.”

And

“Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.”

And

“It doesn’t matter who scores the points, it’s who can get the ball to the scorer.”

And

“First master the fundamentals.”

And

“When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro.”

And

“I really don’t like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have it.” 

Wikipedia:  Larry Bird

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