Larry Bird Quotes About Winning

Quotes about: Winning

• It doesn't matter who scores the points, it's who can get the ball to the scorer.

  Larry Bird

  Basketball, Winning, Balls

• 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

  Inspirational, Success, Basketball

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

• I hate to lose more than I like to win.

  Larry Bird

  Basketball, Hate, Winning

  "Larry Bird : Doer and Teacher" by Douglas S. Looney, Christian Science Monitor (p. 8.), May 22, 1998.

• Don't let winning make you soft. Don't let losing make you quit. Don't let your teammates down in any situation.

  Larry Bird

  Basketball, Sports, Winning

• You can make all the excuses you want, but if you're not mentally tough and you're not prepared to play every night, you're not going to win.

  Larry Bird

  Basketball, Winning, Night

  "Making a Run From the Border". Chicago Tribune, February 17, 1998.

• 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

• I was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game, I had control of the ball. As a coach you sort of put the ball in other player's hands and let them make decisions for you. But I still get a kick out of winning basketball games and that's what I'm in this for.

  Larry Bird

  Basketball, Winning, Player

  "Yes, Great Players Can Make Good Coaches". Interview with Ross Atkin, www.csmonitor.com. January 29, 1998.

• 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.

• 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.

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