Famous quote by Larry Bird

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A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these
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"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"

- Larry Bird

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This quote by Larry Bird highlights the value of effort and commitment in order to accomplish success. It suggests that success is not something that is simply given to us, however something that we need to work for. It likewise recommends that we must recognize our own talents and use them to our benefit in order to reach our objectives. This quote encourages us to take the initiative and put in the effort to develop our skills into abilities, and after that use those skills to accomplish our objectives. It is a suggestion that success is not something that is handed to us, however something that we need to work for. It is a reminder that effort and commitment are important in order to attain success.

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Larry Bird This quote is written / told by Larry Bird somewhere between December 7, 1956 and today. He was a famous Coach from USA. The author also have 19 other quotes.

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