35 Larry Bird Quotes From The Famous Basketball Coach
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Larry Bird was also known as 'Larry Legend' and 'The Hick from French Lick.'
Larry Bird also worked as a former coach of the Indiana Pacers and as an executive in the National Basketball Association. He is the only winner of the 'MVP,' 'Coach of the year,' and 'Executive of the year' awards.
He always had been an aggressive player. His basketball quotes are inspirational to one and all. His best basketball quote is, "I don’t know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if somebody – somewhere – was practicing more than me."
Below is a list of some Larry Bird quotes. If you are interested in similar quotes, please visit Basketball quotes and [Baseball Mom quotes].
Best Larry Bird Quotes
These Larry bird quotes will definitely motivate young players. Below we have listed some of the best Larry Bird quotes.
1."Don't let winning make you soft. Don't let losing make you quit. Don't let your teammates down in any situation."
-Larry Bird.
2."It makes me sick when I see a guy just stare at a loose ball and watch it go out of bounds.”
-Larry Bird.
3."You never make any of the shots you never take. 87% of the ones you do take, you’ll miss too. I make 110% of my shots."
-Larry Bird.
4."A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals."
-Larry Bird.
5."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.
6."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.
7."I don’t know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if somebody – somewhere – was practicing more than me."
-Larry Bird.
8."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.
9."Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It's about being able to take it as well as dish it out. That's the only way you're going to get respect from other players."
-Larry Bird.
10."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.
11."I always know what's happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond."
- Larry Bird.
12."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.
13."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."
-Larry Bird.
14."When I go to the line I'm thinking 'All net'. When I don't think that, I'm likely to miss."
-Larry Bird.
15."Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds."
- Larry Bird.
Larry Bird Famous Quotes
Here we have listed some basketball one-liners. These Larry Bird quotes are considered as the best basketball quotes.
16."I’ve got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end."
-Larry Bird.
17."But it is a black man’s game, and it will be forever."
-Larry Bird.
18."There are many times when you are better off practicing than playing, but most people just don't understand that."
-Larry Bird.
19."The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson."
- Larry Bird.
20."I’m a firm believer in that you play the way you practice."
-Larry Bird.
21."I’m going to get the ball right here and I am going to shoot it right in your face."
-Larry Bird.
Decision Making Quotes From Larry Bird
Larry Bird was good at making decisions. Some of his quotes are listed below.
22."It doesn't matter who scores the points, it's who can get the ball to the scorer."
-Larry Bird.
23."Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around."
-Larry Bird.
24."I don’t think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You’ve got to keep pushing."
-Larry Bird.
25."I’ve been around a while. I kinda know these things."
-Larry Bird.
26."I think a lot of blue-collar people related to me because a lot of people work for their money."
-Larry Bird.
27."My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win."
-Larry Bird.
28."It makes me sick when I see a guy just stare at a loose ball and watch it go out of bounds."
-Larry Bird.
Larry Bird Funny Quotes
Larry Bird had a remarkable sense of humor, which was often seen on the basketball court. Listed below are some funny Larry Bird quotes.
29."We're glad this is over with. We wanted to be patient with this one because Ronnie is a heck of a player and someone's always going to take a chance on someone like that."
-Larry Bird.
30."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 course."
-Larry Bird.
31."As far as playing, I didn’t care who guarded me – red, yellow, black. I just didn’t want a white guy guarding me, because it’s disrespect to my game."
-Larry Bird.
32."Tomorrow night’s the last game of the trip, I’m going to play this one left-handed, at least through three quarters."
-Larry Bird.
33."Hey, coach, you better get somebody else out here to guard me because I’m killing this guy."
-Larry Bird.
34."Who’s guarding me, Chuck? Is anyone guarding me? You better get someone on me or I’m gonna go for 60."
-Larry Bird.
35."I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American."
-Larry Bird.
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