Larry Bird quotes - page 2

Larry Bird is an American former professional basketball player, widely regarded as one of the greatest in NBA history. Known for his incredible shooting, passing, and basketball IQ, Bird was a key figure for the Boston Celtics. He later became a successful coach and executive, shaping the game beyond his playing days. Here are 51 of his quotes:

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)
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. View quote
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The guy has been there. What he tells us is not just what he believes deep down, but what he knows, because he has been through it. View quote
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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. View quote
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But it is a black man's game, and it will be forever. View quote
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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use, he who has learned to trust nature finds need for ever fewer external directions. He will discard formula after formula, until he reaches the conclusion: Let nature take its course. View quote
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The best players will play. That's the way it will always be. View quote
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When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball. View quote
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The one thing that always bothered me when I played in the NBA was I really got irritated when they put a white guy on me. View quote
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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson. View quote
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If there was a payment to the bank due, and we needed shoes, she'd get the shoes, and then deal with them guys at the bank. I don't mean she wouldn't pay the bank, but the children always came first. (Larry Bird)
I really don't like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have it. View quote
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It's unbelievable. But I've never been to a pro football game. I've never been to a pro hockey game, either. I guess I'm not much of a sports fan. View quote
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What's better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know? View quote
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Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around. View quote
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I've been around a while. I kinda know these things. View quote
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First master the fundamentals. View quote
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I like being by myself. View quote
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It's been a journey, the NBA. It's taken me a lot farther than I ever expected. View quote
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I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle. View quote
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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)
When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro. View quote
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I always know what's happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond. View quote
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I can see why fans don't like to watch pro basketball. I don't, either. It's not exciting. View quote
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My goal was just to try and be the best player on my high school team, and look where I am now. And that was still my goal as a young kid, just to try and be a little better than my brother was. View quote
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Photo: Kurt Shimala, CC BY-SA 2.0
Occupation: American Coach
Born: December 7, 1956
Quotes count: 51
Wikipedia: Larry Bird

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