I have always been confident in my skills and once the game got going I knew I was probably the best player on the floor most of the time whether it was junior high, high school or college. I knew I had control of the game.
LARRY BIRDI have always been confident in my skills and once the game got going I knew I was probably the best player on the floor most of the time whether it was junior high, high school or college. I knew I had control of the game.
LARRY BIRDI like being by myself.
LARRY BIRDYou’re all playin’ for second place.
LARRY BIRDWhen it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
LARRY BIRDMy coach told me, “Larry, no matter how much you work at it, there’s always someone out there who’s working just a little harder – if you take 150 practice shots, he’s taking 200.” And that drove me.
LARRY BIRDI hate to lose more than I like to win.
LARRY BIRDI’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
LARRY BIRDI used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.
LARRY BIRDI didn’t play against the toughest competition in high school, but one reason I was able to do well in college was that I mastered the fundamentals.
LARRY BIRDPush yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
LARRY BIRDAnytime you’ve got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal,
LARRY BIRDYou’ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
LARRY BIRDThe best players will play. That’s the way it will always be.
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 BIRDWhen I was a player, I didn’t expect my teammates to play the way I did. I did expect them to work hard every day and get better. And I never learned anything by losing.
LARRY BIRDI think you have to work very hard and dedicate yourself and have the respect of your teammates before you’re about to go out and just try to take a game over by yourself.
LARRY BIRD