Larry Bird > Quotes

“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

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

“when you think you have done enough, do a little more, because someone out there is working harder than you.”
― Larry Bird, When the Game Was Ours

“To me, a winner is someone who
recognizes their God-given talents, works
his tail off to develop them into skills, and
uses those skills to accomplish his goals.
Even when I lost, I learned what my
weaknesses were and I went out the next
day to turn those weaknesses into
strengths.”
― Larry Bird

“I've got a theory that if you give 100 percent all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.”
― Larry Bird

“In the late seventies and early eighties, the home NBA team was required to provide the road team with a case of cold beer in the locker room after each game.”
― Larry Bird, When the Game Was Ours

“son. Kareem blew us off, but you were very nice.” The son was a grown man, a successful attorney in Los Angeles. His father was the CEO of the company Magic was soliciting. “My son is 29 years old now,” the man said, “and he still has that picture on his wall.” As Magic walked out of the meeting with a new multimillion-dollar client in his portfolio, he thought to himself, “See, Kareem? It could have been you.”
― Larry Bird, When the Game Was Ours

“remember—there’s someone out there who is just as talented as you are, and he’s working just as hard. Maybe even harder.”
― Larry Bird, When the Game Was Ours