Larry Bird

But it is a black man's game, and it will be forever. ↗

— Larry Bird

#forever #game #man #will

I don't know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if somebody - somewhere - was practicing more than me. ↗

— Larry Bird

#enough #i #know #me #more

I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American. ↗

— Larry Bird

#athletes #greatest #i #mean #world

Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around. ↗

— Larry Bird

#best #labeled #loafing #once #stay

Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds. ↗

— Larry Bird

#final #give #inch #push #sounds

The best players will play. That's the way it will always be. ↗

— Larry Bird

#best #play #players #way #will

I get homesick. ↗

— Larry Bird

#homesick #i

I like being by myself. ↗

— Larry Bird

#i #like #myself

I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle. ↗

— Larry Bird

#feeling #i #love #made #running

I'm a loner. ↗

— Larry Bird

#loner