black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

I knew I was as good as anybody. That’s not really bragging; it’s just that I’d put the time in.

Larry Bird

I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
LARRY BIRD

Athlete Country Greatest Mean People Person World
What’s better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
LARRY BIRD

Better Boomstick Dog Ever Know Mean World
If there was a payment to the bank due, and we needed shoes, she’d get the shoes, and then deal with them guys at the bank. I don’t mean she wouldn’t pay the bank, but the children always came first.
LARRY BIRD

Bank Children Deal Due Guy Need Payment Show
I’ve got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.
LARRY BIRD

End Got Somehow Theory Time Work
You’re all playin’ for second place.
LARRY BIRD

All Player Place Second
If you tell a teammate you’re ready to play as tough as you’re able to, you’d better go out there and do it.
LARRY BIRD

Able Better Do Out Play Ready Teammamte Tell Tough
There are many times when you are better off practicing than playing; but most people just don’t understand that
LARRY BIRD

Better Many Most People Play Practise Time Understand
In the closing seconds of every game, I want the ball in my hands for the last shot – not in anybody else’s, not in anybody else’s in the world.
LARRY BIRD

Anybody Ball Closing Else Every Game Hand Last Second Shot Want
Once you are labeled ‘the best’ you want to stay up there, and you can’t do it by loafing around.
LARRY BIRD

Around Best Label Loafing Once Stay Want
I wasn’t real quick, and I wasn’t real strong. Some guys will just take off and it’s like, whoa. So I beat them with my mind and my fundamentals.
LARRY BIRD

Guy Just Like Quick Really Some Strong Take Whoa
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 BIRD

Always Been Best Confident Floor Game Go Got Knew Most Once Player Probably Skill Time
Coaches 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 BIRD

Coach Effort More Much Show So Something Talk Tape
Basketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much.
LARRY BIRD

Basketball Been Enjoy Hard Life Much So Work
When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
LARRY BIRD

Basketball Down Get When
The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
LARRY BIRD

Best Celebrity Country Ever People Person Play Player
I 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

Before Dedicate Go Hard Out Respect Teammate Think Try Work Yourself

I knew I was as good as anybody. That’s not really bragging; it’s just that I’d put the time in.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

I knew I was as good as anybody. That’s not really bragging; it’s just that I’d put the time in.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Larry Bird Quotes