Quotes of Larry Bird - somelinesforyou

“ 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

“ 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’ve got. ”

- Larry Bird

“ Like me, he plays the game to win,... Because of his intensity and desire to win, Ronnie's a guy I would pay money to watch play. ”

- Larry Bird

“ He's made as many clutch shots as anybody who has ever played this game. ”

- Larry Bird

“ The best players will play. That's the way it will always be. ”

- 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've got… ”

- Larry Bird

“ There's a secret to playin' basketball. But I ain't tellin' what it is. ”

- Larry Bird

“ When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro. ”

- Larry Bird

“ I always know what's happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond. ”

- Larry Bird

“ Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around. If I don't keep changing. I'm history. ”

- Larry Bird

“ When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball. ”

- Larry Bird

“ It doesn't matter who scores the points, it's who can get the ball to the scorer. ”

- Larry Bird

“ I'm a firm believer you have to be patient in this league. The teams that are patient in trades (have more success). We'd like to get this done, but we've got a job to do and we have to make sure our fans are happy with what we get. They're our paying customers and we're trying to do our best for them. ”

- Larry Bird

“ When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball. ”

- Larry Bird

“ When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro. ”

- Larry Bird

“ I always know what's happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond. ”

- Larry Bird

“ When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball. ”

- Larry Bird

“ The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson. ”

- Larry Bird

“ The best players will play. That's the way it will always be. ”

- Larry Bird

“ Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds. ”

- Larry Bird

“ When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball. ”

- 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've got… ”

- Larry Bird

“ He's made as many clutch shots as anybody who has ever played this game. ”

- 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've got… ”

- Larry Bird

“ What's better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?. ”

- Larry Bird

“ What's better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know. ”

- Larry Bird

“ When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro. ”

- 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

“ He's made as many clutch shots as anybody who has ever played this game. ”

- Larry Bird

“ What's better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?. ”

- Larry Bird
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