Larry Bird

If there was a payment to the bank due, and we needed shoes, she'd get the shoes, and then deal with them…

— Larry Bird

I just shoot until I feel good.

— Larry Bird

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

Basketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much.

— 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…

— Larry Bird

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

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

“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

I have always been confident in my skills and once the game got going I knew I was probably the best player…

— Larry Bird

I don't think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You've got to keep pushing.

— 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…

— Larry Bird

The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.

— Larry Bird

I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.

— Larry Bird

Strength is not nearly as important as desire. I don't think you can teach anyone desire. I think it's a gift. I…

— Larry Bird

Basketball was always a game to me. One of the greatest things in life for me was to be able to play…

— 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…

— Larry Bird

When I was a kid, like 14 or 15, I played with the waiters from the hotel, 'cause that was the best…

— Larry Bird

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

The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.

— Larry Bird

Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.

— Larry Bird

The nature of competition is such that any number of people invariably have their eyes on the same prize you do. Recognize…

— Larry Bird

Eminem. My son was listening to that and I was like, “What is that junk?” Then I started listening and I thought,…

— Larry Bird

My name's been on this check for a week now.

— Larry Bird

It's been a journey, the NBA. It's taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.

— 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…

— Larry Bird