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- “I’ve got a theory that if you give 100 percent all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.”
- 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.
- The key to being a good shooter is balance. Everything follows balance.
- As far as playing, I didn’t care who guarded me – red, yellow, black. I just didn’t want a white guy guarding me, because it’s disrespect to my game.
- You can’t take anything away from a champion.
- 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.
- I never learned anything by losing.
- 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.
- I’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
- You can make all the excuses you want, but if you’re not mentally tough and you’re not prepared to play every night, you’re not going to win.
- I hate to lose more than I like to win.
- 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 knew I was as good as anybody. That’s not really bragging; it’s just that I’d put the time in.
- The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
(All true Boston Celtics fans knows that announcer is Johnny Most!) - I really don’t like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have it.
- It doesn’t matter who scores the points, it’s who can get the ball to the scorer.
- The first thing I would do every morning was look at the box scores to see what Magic [Johnson] did. I didn’t care about anything else.
- “I’ve got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.” Larry Bird
- “I hate to lose more than I like to win.” Larry Bird
- “There are many times when you are better off practicing than playing, but most people just don’t understand that.” Larry Bird
- “I think a lot of blue-collar people related to me because a lot of people work for their money.” Larry Bird
- “It makes me sick when I see a guy just stare at a loose ball and watch it go out of bounds.” Larry Bird
- “I’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.” Larry Bird.
- “Tomorrow night’s the last game of the trip, I’m going to play this one left-handed, at least through three quarters.” 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.” Larry Bird
- “My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.” Larry Bird.
- “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.” Larry Bird
- “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
- .”I knew I was as good as anybody. That’s not really bragging; it’s just that I’d put the time in.” 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.” Larry Bird
- “When I was a player, I didn’t expect my teammates to play the way I did. I did expect them to work hard every day and get better. And I never learned anything by losing.” Larry Bird
- “When I go to the line I’m thinking ‘All net’. When I don’t think that, I’m likely to miss.” Larry Bird.
- “Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.” Larry Bird
- “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
- “Don’t let winning make you soft. Don’t let losing make you quit. Don’t let your teammates down in any situation.” 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.” Larry Bird
- “Once you are labeled ‘the best’ you want to stay up there, and you can’t do it by loafing around.” Larry Bird
- “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.”
- “I always know what’s happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.” Larry Bird
- “Hey, coach, you better get somebody else out here to guard me because I’m killing this guy.” Larry Bird