160 Quotes by Larry Bird

I like being by myself.

I'm a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.

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.

I can see why fans don't like to watch pro basketball. I don't, either. It's not exciting.

I just shoot until I feel good.

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.

It makes me sick when I see a guy just stare at a loose ball and watch it go out of bounds.

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.

When I was a player, I didn't expect my teammates to play the way I did. I did expect them to work hard hard every day and get better. And I never learned anything by losing.