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“My coach told me, "Larry, no matter how much you work at it, there's always someone out there who's working just a little harder - if you take 150 practice shots, he's taking 200." And that drove me.” quote by Larry Bird — Download Open image

“My coach told me, "Larry, no matter how much you work at it, there's always someone out there who's working just a little harder - if you take 150 practice shots, he's taking 200." And that drove me.”

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Basketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much.

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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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You never make any of the shots you never take. 87% of the ones you do take, you'll miss too. I make 110% of my shots.

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