Latest Larry Bird Quotes from Interviews

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• I think you have to work very hard and dedicate yourself and have the respect of your teammates before you're about to go out and just try to take a game over by yourself.

  Larry Bird

  Thinking, Games, Trying

  Interview with Will Femia, www.nbcnews.com. February 6, 2013.

• Before every game I used to go out and shot the same shots over and over and over. In the summer time I spent a lot of time just shooting. So really it just came natural. Whether it's a tie game or down by 1 or up by five, it was always the same shot. So I always felt comfortable with the ball in my hands because it was in there a million times before.

  Larry Bird

  Summer, Games, Ties

• Anytime you've got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal, I think that takes it all. That's the greatest thing you could ever achieve in your sport. So, I have been very fortunate to play on great teams, but the gold medal was probably the best.

  Larry Bird

  Sports, Country, Team

• Basketball was always a game to me. One of the greatest things in life for me was to be able to play what I loved dearly and get paid for it. So it was always a game to me and that's how I perceived everything.

  Larry Bird

  Basketball, Games, Play

• The more you win, the better you're gonna get. It grows on itself.

  Larry Bird

  Winning, Grows

  "Legend of the Ball". Interview with Alan Paul, www.slamonline.com. July 29, 2011.

• I have always been confident in my skills and once the game got going I knew I was probably the best player on the floor most of the time whether it was junior high, high school or college. I knew I had control of the game.

  Larry Bird

  School, Player, College

  "Legend of the Ball". Interview with Alan Paul, www.slamonline.com. July 29, 2011.

• My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.

  Larry Bird

  Basketball, Winning, Play

  "Q&A: Pacers president Larry Bird". Interview with Mike Mazzeo, www.espn.com. March 25, 2015.