I was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game.
LARRY BIRDI was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game.
LARRY BIRDPractice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
LARRY BIRDThere are many times when you are better off practicing than playing; but most people just don’t understand that
LARRY BIRDCoaches can talk and talk and talk about something, but if you get it on tape and show it to them, it is so much more effective.
LARRY BIRDMaybe it’s God disguised as Michael Jordan.
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 BIRDYou never make any of the shots you never take. 87% of the ones you do take, you’ll miss too. I make 110% of my shots.
LARRY BIRDI can see why fans don’t like to watch pro basketball. I don’t, either. It’s not exciting.
LARRY BIRDI like being by myself.
LARRY BIRDWhen I was a kid, like 14 or 15, I played with the waiters from the hotel, ’cause that was the best game. And these guys, they’d let me play. And they were black guys.
LARRY BIRDWhen I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro.
LARRY BIRDBasketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much.
LARRY BIRDAnytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
LARRY BIRDAs far as playing, I didn’t care who guarded me – red, yellow, black. I just didn’t want a white guy guarding me, because it’s disrespect to my game.
LARRY BIRDI always know what’s happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.
LARRY BIRDBasketball was always a game to me. One of the greatest things in life for me was to be able to play what I loved dearly and get paid for it. So it was always a game to me and that’s how I perceived everything.
LARRY BIRD