Larry Bird's Profile
Brief about Larry Bird: By info that we know Larry Bird was born at 1956-12-07. And also Larry Bird is American Coach.
Some Larry Bird's quotes. Goto "Larry Bird's quotation" section for more.When I was a kid, I never thought about anything. Never had to think about where I was going to school or what I was going to do. I just lived minute to minute.
Tags: Kid, School, ThoughtWhen I was a kid, like 14 or 15, I played with the waiters from the hotel, 'cause that was the best game. And these guys, they'd let me play. And they were black guys.
Tags: Best, Black, GameWhile 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.
Tags: Future, Nature, TrustA 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.
Tags: Off, Someone, WinnerI've got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.
Tags: End, Time, WorkLeadership 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.
Tags: Able, Leadership, RespectAs 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.
Tags: Black, Care, GameLeadership 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.
Tags: Giving, Leadership, ToughIt doesn't matter who scores the points, it's who can get the ball to the scorer.
Tags: Ball, Matter, PointsPush yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
Tags: Again, Give, YourselfI 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.
Tags: Mind, Real, StrongI really don't like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have it.
Tags: Good, Money, WantedI 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.
Tags: Enough, Somebody, SureThe one thing that always bothered me when I played in the NBA was I really got irritated when they put a white guy on me.
Tags: Guy, Played, PutWhen it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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