American - Coach | December 7, 1956 -
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
GoalsSomeoneWinnerAccomplishOff
Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
YourselfPushFinalGiveInchAgain
I've got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.
WorkTimeEndYouWillOut
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.
MeEnoughWonderKnowMoreSure
What's better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
WorldBetterKnowWillMeanDogs
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.
NatureFutureTrustDayFactsWill
If there was a payment to the bank due, and we needed shoes, she'd get the shoes, and then deal with them guys at the bank. I don't mean she wouldn't pay the bank, but the children always came first.
ChildrenShoesMeanSheFirstPay
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.
LeadershipToughBelieveBetterYou
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.
LeadershipRespectYouWayBallOut
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.
RedYellowMeGameBlackDisrespect
I like being by myself.
MyselfBeingLike
It's been a journey, the NBA. It's taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
JourneyMeNBABeenThanExpected
Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Larry Bird quotes