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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.
— Larry Bird
Tags: way, respect, you, leadership

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When I was a kid, like 14 or 15, I played with the waiters from the hotel, 'cause that was the best game. And these guys, they'd let me play. And they were black guys.
— Larry Bird
Tags: black, game, me, best
I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.
— Larry Bird
Tags: far, skin, feeling, love
It doesn't matter who scores the points, it's who can get the ball to the scorer.
— Larry Bird
Tags: get, ball, who, matter
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.
— Larry Bird
Tags: wonder, more, know, me
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.
— Larry Bird
Tags: better, believe, you, leadership
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