Quotes by Larry Bird

About Larry Bird:

Larry Joe Bird is an American retired professional basketball player who played for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Since retiring as a player, he has been a mainstay in the Indiana Pacers organization, currently serving as team president. Drafted into the NBA sixth overall by the Boston Celtics in 1978, Bird started at small forward and power forward for thirteen seasons, spearheading one of the NBA's most formidable frontcourts that included center Robert Parish and forward Kevin McHale. Bird was a 12-time NBA All-Star and was named the league's Most Valuable Player (MVP) three consecutive times (1984–1986). He played his entire professional career for Boston, winning three NBA championships and two NBA Finals MVP awards.
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It's been a journey, the NBA. It's taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.

Larry Bird

I really don't like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have it.

Larry Bird

While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use, he 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 cou...

Larry Bird

Leadership is getting players to believe in you. 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. Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you're not giving it all you'...

Larry Bird

Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It's being able to take it as well as dish it out. That's the only way you're going to get respect from the players.

Larry Bird

I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.

Larry Bird

I've got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.

Larry Bird

Author Bio

  • NameLarry Bird
  • Descriptionbasketball player and coach
  • BornDecember 7, 1956
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSportsperson; Basketball Player; Basketball Coach
  • AwardsNBA Most Valuable Player Award