Larry Bird
I wanted to compete at the highest level again - and that's the NBA.Collection: Nba
I always know what's happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.Collection: Basketball
I can see why fans don't like to watch pro basketball. I don't, either. It's not exciting.Collection: Basketball
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.Collection: Thinking
I was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game, I had control of the ball. As a coach you sort of put the ball in other player's hands and let them make decisions for you. But I still get a kick out of winning basketball games and that's what I'm in this for.Collection: Basketball
The nature of competition is such that any number of people invariably have their eyes on the same prize you do. Recognize your assets and employ them to the best of your ability.Collection: Educational
Who in their right mind wouldn't listen to what Larry Bird tells them? He knows what it takes to be a successful player, and he's letting us do the things to have the success.Collection: Successful
Guys 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.Collection: Play Hard
I think a lot of blue collar people related to me because a lot of people work for their money.Collection: Thinking
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.Collection: Basketball
When I go to the line I'm thinking 'All net.' When I don't think that, I'm likely to miss.Collection: Basketball
Basketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much.Collection: Basketball
The more you win, the better you're gonna get. It grows on itself.Collection: Winning
I knew I was as good as anybody. That's not really bragging; it's just that I'd put the time in.Collection: Bragging
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.Collection: Play
Eminem. My son was listening to that and I was like, “What is that junk?” Then I started listening and I thought, You know, that kid is pretty good. It's the storytelling.Collection: Kids
Basketball 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.Collection: Basketball
When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro.Collection: Inspirational
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.Collection: Basketball
Maybe it's God disguised as Michael Jordan.Collection: Jordan
When 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.Collection: Hard Work
I've always been interested in jobs in the NBA. But I've been in this for 20 years and it might be time to do something else.Collection: Jobs
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.Collection: School
Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.Collection: Basketball
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.Collection: Strong