Larry Bird

I get homesick.

— Larry Bird

I like being by myself.

— Larry Bird

I hate to lose more than I like to win.

— Larry Bird

I'm a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.

— Larry Bird

But it is a black man's game, and it will be forever.

— Larry Bird

Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.

— Larry Bird

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

— Larry Bird

I've been around a while. I kinda know these things.

— Larry Bird

The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.

— Larry Bird

I just shoot until I feel good.

— Larry Bird

I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.

— Larry Bird

I can see why fans don't like to watch pro basketball. I don't, either. It's not exciting.

— Larry Bird

I knew I was as good as anybody. That's not really bragging; it's just that I'd put the time in.

— Larry Bird

When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become…

— Larry Bird

When I go to the line I'm thinking 'All net.' When I don't think that, I'm likely to miss.

— 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

I really don't like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have…

— 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

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

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

— 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 think you have to work very hard and dedicate yourself and have the respect of your teammates before you're about to…

— Larry Bird

In the closing seconds of every game, I want the ball in my hands for the last shot - not in anybody…

— Larry Bird

Coaches can talk and talk and talk about something, but if you get it on tape and show it to them, it…

— 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

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

“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

I was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game, I had control of the…

— Larry Bird

Anytime you've got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal, I think that takes it all. That's…

— Larry Bird

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

While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use, he who has learned to trust nature finds need…

— Larry Bird

Before every game I used to go out and shot the same shots over and over and over. In the summer time…

— Larry Bird

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

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

You're all playin' for second place.

— Larry Bird

First master the fundamentals.

— Larry Bird

Maybe it's God disguised as Michael Jordan.

— Larry Bird

When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.

— Larry Bird

“This is a silly place. Half the world has no clean water. The other half has so much that they pooh in…

— Larry Bird

My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.

— Larry Bird