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When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.


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Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.

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I learned what my weaknesses were and I went out the next day to turn those weaknesses intro strengths.

I learned what my weaknesses were and I went out the next day to turn those weaknesses intro strengths.



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.

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.



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.

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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There are many times when you are better off practicing than playing; but most people just don't understand that



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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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