Sue Bird Quotes

I realize the responsibility of being a starting point guard.

You can play fast but not in a hurry. As a point guard, I can dictate that.

I've always been the point guard, always been the floor general out there, and it's helped me see things I didn't previously see on offense from a shooting guard standpoint.

A point guard can carry a team - if he has all the right stuff.

Playing point guard is someone's instincts. They're used to that. That's my instincts.

I always think of myself as a point guard.

At the end of the day, a point guard's got to do his job.

I grew up as a point guard, and as a point guard you learn how to navigate situations.

I played guard my whole life, and liked having the ball in my hands.

The point guards that I like are the ones that are playing like point guards.

You ask what position I play, I say point guard.

Having the ball in my hand all the time and making plays, it was bound to come to a point where I knew where to get the ball to, who and when to give the ball to somebody. Just making the right decisions when I have it.

When you are captain at the same time, that's when it gets difficult and when your own game starts to decay because you have other worries and pressures.

I have a lot of empathy for quarterbacks.

I think a lot of the time, when things were going wrong, I would get blamed for things because I was the point guard.

You're not getting any recognition as a point guard if you ain't winning.

It's hard to play basketball without a point guard - it's an important position.

I played point guard my whole life.

I have so much respect for directors. It's a tremendous amount of pressure; you have to keep steadfast and keep what you know is right.

Baseball would be a quite remarkable activity if it was the one place in the world where your co-workers didn't have any impact on how productive you were. But in fact, baseball is a high-stress occupation, and those sort of stress-inducing activities... just have a huge impact on how the team functions, I think.

I feel more comfortable with the ball in my hands, playing the point guard. But I like playing the 2, too. I think I bring tough defense and the ability to score and also get my teammates the ball to score.

They say baseball is a slow game. It sure doesn't seem that way when you're in the dugout. You think you have it figured out, but things come up quick.

I definitely feel like I'm a really good playmaker, a really smart point guard that can lead his team and win.

I just love playing with point guards with high Iqs.

I believe my strengths are my pace and reading of the game.