The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes. — Larry Bird Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
It's been a journey, the NBA. It's taken me a lot farther than I ever expected. — Larry Bird Copy Share Image
Basketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much. — Larry Bird Copy Share Image
I always know what's happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond. — Larry Bird Copy Share Image
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… — Larry Bird Copy Share Image
Coaches can talk and talk and talk about something, but if you get it on tape and show it to them, it… — Larry Bird Copy Share Image
My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win. — Larry Bird Copy Share Image
The one thing that always bothered me when I played in the NBA was I really got irritated when they put a… — Larry Bird Copy Share Image
A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills… — Larry Bird Copy Share Image
When I was a player, I didn't expect my teammates to play the way I did. I did expect them to work… — Larry Bird Copy Share Image
The nature of competition is such that any number of people invariably have their eyes on the same prize you do. Recognize… — Larry Bird Copy Share Image
“To me, a winner is someone who recognizes their God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses… — Larry Bird Copy Share Image
In the closing seconds of every game, I want the ball in my hands for the last shot - not in anybody… — Larry Bird Copy Share Image
I think you have to work very hard and dedicate yourself and have the respect of your teammates before you're about to… — Larry Bird Copy Share Image
Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate you're ready to play as tough as you're able… — Larry Bird Copy Share Image
I have always been confident in my skills and once the game got going I knew I was probably the best player… — Larry Bird Copy Share Image
Before every game I used to go out and shot the same shots over and over and over. In the summer time… — Larry Bird Copy Share Image
There are many times when you are better off practicing than playing; but most people just don't understand that — Larry Bird Copy Share Image
I've always been interested in jobs in the NBA. But I've been in this for 20 years and it might be time… — Larry Bird Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter who scores the points, it's who can get the ball to the scorer. — Larry Bird Copy Share Image
You can make all the excuses you want, but if you're not mentally tough and you're not prepared to play every night,… — Larry Bird Copy Share Image
Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball. I didn't play against the toughest competition in high school, but one reason… — Larry Bird Copy Share Image
Who in their right mind wouldn't listen to what Larry Bird tells them? He knows what it takes to be a successful… — Larry Bird Copy Share Image
Guys like Larry Bird -- he played so hard, he wants everybody else to play hard. That's not unreasonable. Any coach would… — Larry Bird Copy Share Image
Basketball was always a game to me. One of the greatest things in life for me was to be able to play… — Larry Bird Copy Share Image
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… — Larry Bird Copy Share
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. — Larry Bird Copy Share
Basketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much. — Larry Bird Copy Share
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… — Larry Bird Copy Share
I've always been interested in jobs in the NBA. But I've been in this for 20 years and it might be time to do… — Larry Bird Copy Share
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… — Larry Bird Copy Share
“I've got a theory that if you give 100 percent all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.” — Larry Bird Copy Share
I have always been confident in my skills and once the game got going I knew I was probably the best player on the… — Larry Bird Copy Share
I don't think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You've got to keep pushing. — Larry Bird Copy Share
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. — Larry Bird Copy Share
Strength is not nearly as important as desire. I don't think you can teach anyone desire. I think it's a gift. I don't know… — Larry Bird Copy Share
Basketball was always a game to me. One of the greatest things in life for me was to be able to play what I… — Larry Bird Copy Share
