Larry, you only told me one lie. You said there will be another Larry Bird. Larry, there will never, ever be another Larry Bird.

I never think that there's something I can't do, whether it's beating my opponent one on one or practicing another hour because something about my game is just not right.

I am a businessman. This is what I do each and every day. I love it. I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.

In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.

On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.

A lot of black guys always ask me, 'Did Larry Bird really play that good?' I said, 'Larry Bird is so good it's frightening.'

I grew up poor, but I didn't have poor dreams