The best Quotes by Larry Bird

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.

Talent Winning

I've got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.

Motivation

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.

Quotes about Larry Bird

Bill Murray: "It's because I'm white, isn't it?"
Michael Jordan: "Larry's white!"
Bill Murray: "Larry's not white. Larry's clear!"

Bill Murray in Space Jam

Basketball

I had a Dan Fouts Nike poster with 'The Bomb Squad' on my wall as a kid. I was also a huge Larry Bird fan. One of my proudest art achievements is a papier-mache eagle decked out head-to-toe in Celtics gear.

Timothy Olyphant

I don't wanna be Michael Jordan, I don't wanna be Bird or Isiah. I don't wanna be any of those guys. You know when my career is over, I wanna look in the mirror and say: "I did it my way!"

Allen Iverson

Michael Jordan Character Self-Confidence Isiah Thomas

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There's winning and there's losing - and in life both will happen. What is never acceptable to me is quitting.

Magic Johnson

Ambition Giving Up

I enjoy being the messenger for God in terms of letting people know about HIV and AIDS.

Magic Johnson

Aids & HIV

I grew up a Detroit Tigers fan, and now to be an owner of the Dodgers is amazing.

Magic Johnson

Los Angeles Dodgers Detroit Tigers

I stand with those who are calling out the ingrained racism and violence toward people of color in our country. We have had enough.

Michael Jordan - June 2020

Racism 2020 Death of George Floyd

We went from a shitty team to one of the all-time best dynasties. All you needed was one little match to start that whole fire.

Michael Jordan in The Last Dance - Episode 10

Chicago Bulls

Tex Winter: "Are your shoes okay? I don't want you sliding all over the damn place out there."
Michael Jordan: "I'mma slide a ring on your hand tonight, Tex. That's all you need to know."

Michael Jordan in The Last Dance - Episode 10

Phil, you let this dude [Dennis Rodman] go to vacation, we not gonna see him. You let him go to Vegas, we definitely not gonna see him.

Michael Jordan in The Last Dance - Episode 3

Dennis Rodman Las Vegas

I came from from Boston, where team-wise players were a little selfish, there was a lot of ego involved. That was the problem, there was no team-building away from the court.

Juancho Hernangómez - May 2022

Boston Celtics

Boston is a city that has the power to convince you to change what teams you root for.

Boston Boston Celtics

This is the Boston Celtics. This isn't the Phoenix Suns. No disrespect to any other organization, but you don't hang conference titles. Do we hang going to the conference finals?

Rajon Rondo

Boston Celtics

I know there were some ups and downs, but I will always cherish my experience in Boston. I am forever grateful that I was given the opportunity to wear a Boston Celtics uniform and play in front of the Garden faithful.

Gordon Hayward - November 2020

Boston Celtics

What does a man from Indiana say in bed?
Hoosier Daddy?!

Indiana

I did plays in high school, but I was convinced you couldn't make a living doing it. You don't have a lot of options in Indiana anyway, though, so I didn't want to stay there. I graduated early and worked a bunch of really odd jobs, and then I joined the Marines.

Adam Driver

Indiana

After I sang 'Back Home In Indiana' the first time, I became a Hoosier.

Jim Nabors

Indiana

Black bandana, sweet Louisiana
Robbin' on a bank in the state of Indiana
She's a runner, rebel and a stunner
On her merry way sayin', 'Baby, what you gonna- ?'
Lookin' down the barrel of a hot metal .45
Just another way to survive

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California, Album: Stadium Arcadium

Louisiana Indiana

Anything is possible if you got enough nerve.

Ginny Weasley in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Courage Motivation

To me, the very definition of the word "broken" suggests that something can be fixed.

Elijah Mikaelson in The Originals - Season 1 Episode 8

Breakup Beginning Motivation

It's a great run, we'd had a wonderful time. Good Team. Time to go.

Phil Jackson in The Last Dance - Episode 10

Walking & Going

There are certain sports figures who become a larger cultural force. Michael Jordan and the Bulls changed the culture.

Barack Obama in The Last Dance - Episode 10

Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls

Bugs: "We need your help!"
Michael: "But I'm a Baseball player now."
Bugs: "Right, and I'm a Shakespearean actor."

Bugs Bunny in Space Jam

Michael Jordan

Stan: "I may not be very tall, but... I'm slow."
Sylvester: "...and large!"
Daffy: "...and a dork!"

Daffy Duck in Space Jam

Life is so damn short. For f's sake, just do what makes you happy!

Bill Murray

Life

The best way to teach your kids about taxes is by eating 30% of their ice cream.

Bill Murray

Taxes Ice Cream

I think at this point in my life, I'd like to play more good guys than bad guys.

Timothy Olyphant

You know, after filming the movie the book was still just as big. I think it was actually bigger. I think Stephen King went back and wrote extra pages. He's fantastic.

Timothy Olyphant

Stephen King

I owe all of this to the guys I've played with and all the coaches that have helped me get to where I'm at right now. I'm honored to be here.

Allen Iverson

Philadelphia 76ers

If that many people recognize how hard I go every night and what I put into my game, to make myself and my team better, it means a lot to mean. I'm fortunate; I'm blessed to be in the situation that I'm in right now.´

Allen Iverson

Basketball isn't just a sport. It is an art, one that must be mastered to succeed.

Stephen Curry

Basketball Golden State Warriors

I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

Michael Jordan

Failures & Mistakes Ambition Basketball

If all I'm remembered for is being a good basketball player, then I've done a bad job with the rest of my life.

Isiah Thomas

Yes, I think the '96 Bulls are the greatest of all time. I think the 72-10 record speaks for itself and the fact that we were able to cap it off with a championship.

Scottie Pippen in The Last Dance

Chicago Bulls

I would like to be remembered as someone who did the best she could with the talent she had.

Joanne K. Rowling

Talent

Winning isn't getting ahead of others, it is getting ahead of yourself.

Roger Staubach

Winning

Walk until the darkness is a memory, and you become the sun on the next traveler's horizon.

Kobe Bryant in Training Camp

It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Character Decisions

Being different isn't a bad thing. It means you're brave enough to be yourself.

Luna Lovegood in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Character Self-Confidence

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