larry bird

“ 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. ”

“ 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. ”

“ When I go to the line I'm thinking 'All net'. When I don't think that, I'm likely to miss. ”

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

“ Tomorrow nights the last game of the trip, Im going to play this one left-handed, at least through three quarters. ”

“ Push yourself again and again. Dont give an inch until the final buzzer sounds. ”

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

“ Hey, coach, you better get somebody else out here to guard me because Im killing this guy. ”

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

“ I dont know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if somebody somewhere was practicing more than me. ”