Larry Bird Quotes

I don't worry too much about scoring. I worry about the assists.

I think I can score. But personally, I like to pass first, because people love people who pass. And I'm a point guard, so my job is to kind of get people open.

We know that if someone is in a better position than you to score, you have to give him the ball.

I try to get as many assists as I can.

Sometimes you just square the ball, and somebody else shoots, but some assists are so nice, and the passing is very important. We creators have a thing with the attackers.

I don't go out there to score goals, as I am just as happy if I provide an assist for a teammate.

Everybody wants to help the team to score. I try.

If I don't score, I try to give an assist; if I do score, I try to give an assist and score another.

I take pride in trying to get 5-7 assists a game and it's a lot more fun for me to run around and get my guys going.

You don't get the ball and dribble; you get it and move it.

I just try to set good screens and get my teammates open.

Football is teamwork, unity, defence, assists, sacrifice.

I just try to do what I do by getting my teammates open and getting better at finishing and making plays when I can.

I've always been known more for giving assists than scoring - but of course, I enjoy scoring goals, too.

I just want to assist and score goals to help the team.

A forward always has to help the team, either with assists or goals.

I'm more than comfortable just sitting back and scoring 21, 22 points or whatever and getting 10, 11 assists whatever the case might be. More than comfortable with that. It's just a matter of the pieces that you have around you and what you can do to elevate everybody else.

I'm used to being the main goal scorer, but I also always like to help.

Obviously, you want to help the team win in any way possible. If that's scoring goals, great.

Just try to get the puck and make plays, not so much worry about scoring or getting an assist or points, just try to get it and make plays. That should take care of itself.

You wouldn't do something for a receiver to catch the ball if the quarterback couldn't throw it.

One of my favorite aspects of basketball is good passing.

Normally I provide a lot of assists and do a lot of dribbling - but it's always great when you score a goal.

In high school, I played a lot of point forward, and I had to get everyone involved.

I liked to score, but I also liked to make somebody else score. It was something that was very satisfying, to take someone there.