You can make all the excuses you want, but if you’re not mentally tough and you’re not prepared to play every night, you’re not going to win.
LARRY BIRDYou can make all the excuses you want, but if you’re not mentally tough and you’re not prepared to play every night, you’re not going to win.
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 BIRDWhile day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use.
LARRY BIRDFirst master the fundamentals.
LARRY BIRDMy opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.
LARRY BIRDStrength is not nearly as important as desire. I don’t think you can teach anyone desire. I think it’s a gift. I don’t know why I have it, but I do.
LARRY BIRDYou’ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.
LARRY BIRDI learned what my weaknesses were and I went out the next day to turn those weaknesses intro strengths.
LARRY BIRDI’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things.
LARRY BIRDWhat’s better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
LARRY BIRDI’ve got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.
LARRY BIRDI just shoot until I feel good.
LARRY BIRDThe best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
LARRY BIRDThe best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
LARRY BIRDWhen it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
LARRY BIRDI’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
LARRY BIRD