In the closing seconds of every game, I want the ball in my hands for the last shot - not in anybody else's, not in anybody else's in the world.
Larry BirdWhen I was a kid, like 14 or 15, I played with the waiters from the hotel, 'cause that was the best game. And these guys, they'd let me play. And they were black guys.
Larry BirdOnce you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around.
Larry Bird