"Larry Bird is the only person in NBA history to win league MVP, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year all in his career."
"He did that in year two: the 63 points against Larry Bird and the Celtics."
"Larry Bird is the greatest player of all time."
"Larry was one of those players that your eyes were always drawn to."
"Clutch play is just part of Larry's legacy."
"The confidence, the parquet floor, and the championship banners didn't mean anything if Larry Bird wasn't on the court with us."
"Larry Bird proceeded to play all 82 games average over 21 and 10 4 and a half assists 1.7 Steals and it wasn't just his numbers but the hand ey coordination smarts hustle made all his teammates better playing in selfish style of winning basketball."
"I felt like I could watch any Larry Bird video from beginning to end because it's Larry Bird."
"Bird was the league's first great marksman, pioneering the art of the dagger 3 and the founding member of The 50-40-90 Club."
"Larry Bird was the first player to make the three-point shot a strategic weapon."
"Larry Bird hit more big three-point shots than anyone, even to this day, and he did it in Supreme fashion while trash-talking every step of the way."
"Larry Bird was one of the greatest three-point Shooters that's ever played this game, [___] percentages, it ain't about that, it's about hitting big shots."
"That's what made Larry larger than life because if anybody in today's game... maybe Steph Curry comes off that they forced that shot up there they try to get the shot off but that's the difference between Larry."
"His ability to make shots and take shots in the biggest moments reminds me Larry Bird."
"To fully understand the basketball genius of Larry Bird, you have to come back to its roots here in French Lick, Indiana."
"Larry Bird is an unbelievable outside shooter."
"Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, they changed the course of basketball to what it is today."
"By 1986, Larry Bird had led the Celtics to a 67-15 record."
"The baddest white boy is Larry Bird."
"Pat Riley said, 'If you need someone to hit a shot to win the game, you go for Michael Jordan. But if you need someone to hit a shot to save your life, you should go with Larry Bird.'"
"Larry Bird is the father of clutch shots. He paved the way for clutch shots, no cap."
"I love Larry Bird, I've been reacting to a lot of Larry Bird lately."
"Larry Bird was the best at making the big plays, the biggest number."
"Larry Bird was the complete player with no holes in his game whatsoever."
"There will never, ever, ever be another Larry Bird."
"Larry Bird: the funniest trash talker in NBA history."
"Larry Bird: the ultimate competitor who made opponents tremble."
"Larry Bird: the epitome of confidence and skill in the NBA."
"Larry Bird: the legend who turned trash talk into an art form."
"Larry Bird: a reminder that words can be as lethal as a jump shot."
"Larry Bird: proving doubters wrong with every shot."
"Larry Bird: writing his own legend with every game."
"Larry Bird talked more trash on the basketball court than anybody I've ever played against."
"Larry Bird was cold, man. He'll give it to you any way he wanted to."
"People always talk about great basketball players and they don't never mention him. Larry Bird was cold."
"Larry Bird was drafted by the Boston Celtics in 1978... the NBA needed saving."
"Larry Bird and Magic Johnson... resurrected the league, brought it to new heights."
"Larry Bird... three championships... three regular season MVPs... twelve All-Star selections."
"Larry Bird's career lasted about two-thirds as long as it should have... but what he did was so impressive and substantial."
"Those 13 years saved professional basketball, delivered a disproportionate amount of memorable moments."
"Larry Bird squeezed every drop of talent out... made it seem more like 30."
"Larry Bird was the League's first great marksman... founding member of the 50-40-90 Club."
"Larry Bird was a tough M effort... had a superhuman mode... he was a basketball genius."
"Bird played the game like a chess game... a step ahead, a thought ahead."
"If you're playing him, you have to get inside his mind... Bird probably be the guy who walks out of the room at the end of the day."
"Everybody has a nickname Legend, no, he's Legendary Larry."
"Larry Bird was like a badass, right? He was a kind of unconventional hard ass."
"Larry Bird is a cold-blooded assassin on the court."
"Bird casually asked the man tasked with guarding him that evening, 'What's the scoring record in this building?' When his opponent asked why he wanted to know, Bird mockingly replied, 'Well, you're guarding me, aren't you?'"
"Larry Bird changed the game iconically."
"Bird pops out, avoids the steal, gets it over to DJ, Bird goes right into the pivot, now DJ holds the ball, back in the Bird, the fall away is gone!"
"Bird steals it, you can see it coming, and look at the pass, isn't that beautiful?"
"With a six-nine inches frame and an unparalleled basketball IQ, Larry Bird was a force to be reckoned with on the court."
"Game on the line, Larry Legend drained a clutch jumper with a minute left."
"Larry wasn't the fastest, didn't jump the highest, but one of the best shooters all-time."
"Larry Bird played as hard as anybody, battled through numerous back injuries."
"There was nobody like Larry Bird in the '80s."
"Larry Bird... he was greatness at every turn."
"Larry Bird is the only small forward in NBA history to average 10 rebounds a game."