Larry Bird looks like a bird, and Johnny Vagina looks…

“Sometimes redemption lands in your life like a bird and looks you straight in the eye, even when you believe you don't deserve forgiveness.”

— Adriana Trigiani

“This is the Los Angeles Lakers of sunsets. Purple and yellow, it reminds me of Larry Bird.”

— Jarod Kintz

And I have been very blessed, having coached some of the greatest that have ever played the game. But if I had to start…

— Red Auerbach

I like to use my Larry Bird analogy, because I'm from Boston. It must have been frustrating playing behind Larry Bird. Because no matter…

— Matt Hasselbeck

Larry Bird is a hard man to deal with. He tries to make unfair trades.

— Jermaine O'Neal

“Soccer's appeal lay in its opposition to the other popular sports. For children of the sixties, there was something abhorrent about enrolling kids in…

— Franklin Foer

One of my dear friends became Michael Jordan. That gave me a lot of access there. But I had access to everybody from Larry…

— Ahmad Rashad

Magic Johnson didn't play the style that Larry Bird did, and Michael Jordan sure didn't play the style that Magic or Bird played.

— O. J. Mayo

“At the age of six, the criteria for handsome was simply: "Is he not related to me?" and "Have I seen him on television?"…

— Mindy Kaling

I love Larry Bird, but I don't agree with him. I love him and respect everything about him. I learned a long time ago,…

— Pete Carroll

In the old days Michael Jordan and Larry Bird worked for everything they got. They worked hard on their game.

— Charles Oakley

I've got to give Larry Bird his due; he was a great player. He knew the game and he was smart.

— Dennis Rodman

“More recently, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird faced each other on the basketball court as arch-competitors—first in high school, continuing through college, and culminating…

— Leonard Sweet

I got really depressed when Sidney Moncrief lost to Larry Bird. That really depressed me.

— Matt Besser

He knows where everybody is, not only on offense, but defense. That's the sign of, you know, a savant-type guy... Larry Bird, he could…

— Rick Carlisle