List of Larry Bird Quotes

The Nature Of Competition Is Such That Any Number Of People Invariably Have Their Eyes On The Same Prize You Do. Recognize Your Assets And Employ Them To The Best Of Your Ability.

I Think A Lot Of Blue Collar People Related To Me Because A Lot Of People Work For Their Money.

I Was Always Making Decisions And They Were Easier Decisions Because I Had Control Of The Game, I Had Control Of The Ball. As A Coach You Sort Of Put The Ball In Other Player's Hands And Let Them Make Decisions For You. But I Still Get A Kick Out Of Winning Basketball Games And That's What I'm In This For.

But It Is A Black Man's Game, And It Will Be Forever.

It's Been A Journey, The Nba. It's Taken Me A Lot Farther Than I Ever Expected.

Guys Like Larry Bird -- He Played So Hard, He Wants Everybody Else To Play Hard. That's Not Unreasonable. Any Coach Would Want That And Demand That.

I Think You Have To Work Very Hard And Dedicate Yourself And Have The Respect Of Your Teammates Before You're About To Go Out And Just Try To Take A Game Over By Yourself.

Who In Their Right Mind Wouldn't Listen To What Larry Bird Tells Them? He Knows What It Takes To Be A Successful Player, And He's Letting Us Do The Things To Have The Success.

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.

I Mean, The Greatest Athletes In The World Are African-american.

I Can See Why Fans Don't Like To Watch Pro Basketball. I Don't, Either. It's Not Exciting.

I've Been Around A While. I Kinda Know These Things.