When I was a kid, like 14 or 15, I played with the waiters from the hotel, 'cause that was the best… — 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
You know when I played, you had me and Kevin (McHale) and some others throughout the league. I think it's good for… — Larry Bird Copy Share Image
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… — 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
As far as playing, I didn't care who guarded me - red, yellow, black. I just didn't want a white guy guarding… — Larry Bird Copy Share Image
It makes me sick when I see a guy just stare at a loose ball and watch it go out of bounds. — 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 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 it. — 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
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 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 to do… — 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, you're not… — Larry Bird Copy Share Image
“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 Image
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 Image
I don't think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You've got to keep pushing. — Larry Bird Copy Share Image
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 Image
