Bird Quote by Shawn Kemp

It's a compliment that people think that I'm a good player. I remember when people didn't think I was good. And I remember being…

— Clint Dempsey

I remember my rookie hazing. It wasnt fun.

— Gio Gonzalez

I remember my rookie hazing. It wasn't fun.

— Gio Gonzalez

I remember when I was a rookie, Jerry Rice, I worked out with him, and he always told me, 'You take less hits, you…

— DeSean Jackson

I always found it a great challenge playing against Michael Jordan, to play against Magic Johnson, to play against Larry Bird, to play against…

— Shawn Kemp

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

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

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

— Matt Besser

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

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

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

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

— Jarod Kintz

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

— Mindy Kaling