Quotes by Larry Bird

“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 cou”

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

“I really dont like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have it.”

“Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.”

“I can accept failure, but I cant accept not trying.”

“I cant guarantee all our guys are going to be here, but the way weve been talking it seems like it will be a one-player-for-one or one-for-two trade. Wed like to keep all of our players.”

“It depends on what players are offered. The owners have a say in this, too. They want to do the right thing. If we get a good offer, well probably take the player. If we dont get good offers, well probably take the (draft) choice and do more scouting this winter and prepare for the draft. I think well get a good player out of this.”

“I am very happy for DJ, ... As a former teammate and friend, Dennis is a good person and I am sure he will do a great job.”

“Like me, he plays the game to win, ... Because of his intensity and desire to win, Ronnies a guy I would pay money to watch play.”

“I am very happy for DJ. As a former teammate and friend, Dennis is a good person and I am sure he will do a great job.”

“He was clearly frustrated. Ronnie thinks if we lose, we would have won the game if he had the ball every time. The offense bogs down at times, but its still a great offense. He held the ball a lot of times. Nothing frustrated me more than him not rebounding, but I didnt go out in the public and say anything.”

“I dont believe that. How can they be affected? Its the same thing every year.”

“Thats wild. That is really wild. Thats a lot of points, Im telling you. Theres no question how good he is, but when you start throwing numbers around like that, its unbelievable. It would be hard to believe if you didnt know it was true.”

“Were glad this is over with. We wanted to be patient with this one because Ronnie is a heck of a player and someones always going to take a chance on someone like that.”

“It seemed like our team was going to the West Coast, stopping off at cities and our players were worried about being traded. Our time for excuses are over.”

“Although I wanted my players to work to win, I tried to convince them they had always won when they had done their best.”

This is a silly place. Half the world has no clean water. The other half has so much that they pooh in it.

Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. Its being able to take it as well as dish it out. Thats the only way youre going to get respect from the players.

Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate youre ready to play as tough as youre able to, youd better go out there and do it. Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when youre not giving it all youve got.

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.