Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
LARRY BIRDPush yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
LARRY BIRDGuys like Larry Bird — he played so hard, he wants everybody else to play hard. That’s not unreasonable. Any coach would want that and demand that.
LARRY BIRDIt’s been a journey, the NBA. It’s taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
LARRY BIRDI wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
LARRY BIRDI like being by myself.
LARRY BIRDIt doesn’t matter who scores the points, it’s who can get the ball to the scorer.
LARRY BIRDI was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game.
LARRY BIRDIt makes me sick when I see a guy just stare at a loose ball and watch it go out of bounds.
LARRY BIRDI just shoot until I feel good.
LARRY BIRDHe who has learned to trust nature finds need for ever fewer external directions. He will discard formula after formula, until he reaches the conclusion: Let nature take its course.
LARRY BIRDPractice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
LARRY BIRDWhile day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
LARRY BIRDWhen I go to the line I’m thinking ‘All net.’ When I don’t think that, I’m likely to miss.
LARRY BIRDWhether it’s a tie game or down by 1 or up by five, it was always the same shot. So I always felt comfortable with the ball in my hands because it was in there a million times before.
LARRY BIRDI think it’s good for a fan base because as we all know the majority of the fans are white America. And if you just had a couple of white guys in there, you might get them a little excited.
LARRY BIRDFirst master the fundamentals.
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