Air Quote by Howie Chizek

Larry Bird is like a basketball god to me for what he's done for my career.

— Jalen Rose

“Sometimes the basketball gods don't allow the ball to bounce your way ..”

— Jon-Robert Holden

“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

At the end of the day, it's basketball. You've got to put the ball in the basket.

— George Hill

Just basketball in general in Indiana is just huge, so that's everybody's getaway. That's our main thing, to think about the history. Obviously, Larry…

— Greg Oden

I think God put me on this earth to play basketball.

— Serge Ibaka

The basketball gods are real.

— Austin Reaves

“From what I've seen of (Larry) Bird, he's not just one bird. He's a whole flock!”

— Bill Gutman

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

That's the first thing that came easy in basketball, beating people down the court, getting into people. Using God's gifts.

— Jordan Clarkson

I leave everything in God's hands and continue to work on playing basketball.

— Stephen Jackson

“Larry Bird looks like a bird, and Johnny Vagina looks like—hey, what is that in the sky?
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— Jarod Kintz